page_title: Guarujá
section_title: Geography
hierarchical_section_title: Guarujá / Geography
caption_attribution_description: Praia do Guarujá, São Paulo. Praia das Astúrias, podendo ser visto o Edifício Sobre As Ondas e a Casa da Pedra (obra de Gregory Warchavick).
context_page_description: Guarujá is a municipality in the São Paulo state of Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of Baixada Santista. The population is 311,230 in an area of 143.58 km². This place name comes from the Tupi language, and means "narrow path". The population is highly urbanized.
context_section_description: Guarujá is located in Santo Amaro island, situated in São Paulo shore. Its main economic sources are seasonal tourism and port related activities.
  Guarujá is a popular weekend destination for families from São Paulo, who can get there driving in less than one hour (through the Imigrantes highway). Traffic gets heavy during the evening on the holidays.
  Guarujá has a borough called Vicente de Carvalho, in tribute to the Parnasianist poet.
  A nickname for the city is "The Pearl of the Atlantic".
  Guarujá is known for its famous beaches such as Guaiúba, Tombo, Astúrias, Pitangueiras, Enseada, Pernambuco, Perequê, São Pedro, Tijucopava, Iporanga, Praia Branca and Praia Preta.
caption: Asturias beach
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