Espírito Santo

**Espírito Santo** is one of the states of southeastern Brazil. It is often referred to as "**ES**". The capital of ES is Vitória and its largest city is Vila Velha. Those who are born in the state are known as "Capixabas", but the more correct word is "Espiritossantenses". The name means "holy spirit" after the Holy Ghost of Christianity.

## Location

This Brazilian state is in the southeastern subdivision of Brazil, which also contains the states of São Paulo, Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (east), the state of Bahia (north), the state of Minas Gerais (north and west), and the state of Rio de Janeiro (south). Espírito Santo's other main cities are Cachoeiro de Itapemirim, Colatina, Linhares, São Mateus and Aracruz.

## Geography

At , it is about the size of Estonia. The state has many different types of habitats, for example coastal planes, lakes, mountain forest and mangroves.

The islands of Trindade and Martim Vaz,  east of Vitória in the Southern Atlantic Ocean, are also a part of Espirito Santo state.

## Notable people

- José Paulino Gomes, supercentenarian

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: State of Espírito Santo (English: Holy Spirit)
- **native name lang**: pt
- **settlement type**: States of Brazil, State
- **image flag**: Bandeira do Espírito Santo.svg
- **image shield**: Brasão do Espírito Santo.svg
- **motto**: _Trabalha e Confia_ <small>(Portuguese language, Portuguese)
"Works and Trusts"</small>
- **image map**: Brazil State EspiritoSanto.svg
- **map caption**: Location of State of Espírito Santo in Brazil
- **subdivision type**: List of sovereign states, Country
- **seat type**: Capital (political), Capital
- **seat**: Vitória, Espírito Santo, Vitória
- **leader title**: Governor (Brazil), Governor
- **leader name**: Renato Casagrande
- **leader title1**: Vice Governor
- **leader name1**: Givaldo Vieira
- **unit pref**: Metric
- **area total km2**: 46077.519
- **area rank**: List of Brazilian states by area, 23rd
- **population total**: 3,578,067
- **population as of**: 2012
- **population rank**: List of Brazilian states by population, 15th
- **population density km2**: auto
- **population density rank**: List of Brazilian states by population density, 7th
- **population demonym**: capixaba or espiritossantense
- **demographics type1**: Gross domestic product, GDP
- **demographics1 title1**: Year
- **demographics1 info1**: 2006 estimate
- **demographics1 title2**: Total
- **demographics1 info2**: R$ 52,782,000,000 (List of Brazilian states by gross domestic product, 11th)
- **demographics1 title3**: Per capita
- **demographics1 info3**: R$ 15,236 (List of Brazilian states by gross domestic product, 5th)
- **demographics type2**: Human Development Index, HDI
- **demographics2 title1**: Year
- **demographics2 info1**: 2005
- **demographics2 title2**: Category
- **demographics2 info2**: 0.802 – <span style="color:green">high</span> (List of Brazilian states by Human Development Index, 6th)
- **postal code type**: Postal Code
- **postal code**: 29000-000 to 29990-000
- **timezone1**: Time in Brazil, BRT
- **utc offset1**: -03:00
- **timezone1 dst**: Time in Brazil, BRST
- **utc offset1 dst**: -02:00
- **iso code**: ISO 3166-2:BR, BR-ES
- **website**: [http://www.es.gov.br/ es.gov.br]