Ilhabela (Portuguese for Beautiful Island) is an archipelago and city situated 4 miles off the coast of São Paulo state, in Brazil. The island is 205 km (138 miles) from the city of São Paulo and 340 km (210 miles) from the city of Rio de Janeiro. The largest island, although commonly called Ilhabela, is officially named Ilha de São Sebastião (São Sebastião Island). It, the other islands; (Búzios, Pescadoresand Vitória) and the islets (Cabras, Castelhanos, Enchovas, Figueira, Lagoa and Serraria) make up the municipality of Ilhabela. The islands in total cover 348 km² (130 square miles). The population of Ilhabela in 2006 was 26,230, but during the holiday months, up to one hundred thousand people may be on the island. To access the city on the island, one must take a boat or ferry in São Sebastião, as there are no roads which reach it. During the summer, one may wait more than an hour to take the ferry boat. The ferry takes 15 minutes to cross the channel between the two cities.
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