Registro

Registro is a city near the Atlantic coast of São Paulo, Brazil. The population is 56,393 (2020 est.) in an area of 722 km². The elevation is 25 m. Registro in Portuguese means register, and this name was given to the city because it was the port from which the earlier settlers registered the gold that was leaving on ships from Brazil headed to Portugal.

Registro
Location in São Paulo state
Registro
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 24°29′15″S 47°50′37″W
CountryBrazil
RegionSoutheast
StateSão Paulo
Area
  Total722 km2 (279 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 )
  Total56,393
  Density78/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-03:00 (BRT)
  Summer (DST)UTC-02:00 (BRST)
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