Registro

Registro
Flag of Registro
Coat of arms of Registro
Location in São Paulo state
Location in São Paulo state
Registro is located in Brazil
Registro
Registro
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 24°29′15″S 47°50′37″W / 24.48750°S 47.84361°W / -24.48750; -47.84361
CountryBrazil
RegionSoutheast
StateSão Paulo
Area
 • Total722 km2 (279 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 [1])
 • Total56,393
 • Density78/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-03:00 (BRT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-02:00 (BRST)

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.[2] 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.