Caraguatatuba is a municipality on the north coast of the state of São Paulo.
It integrates the Immediate Region of Caraguatatuba-Ubatuba-São Sebastião, located to the east of the capital, approximately 180 kilometers away.
The city has an average annual temperature of 25 °C and the original vegetation of the municipality is dominated by the Atlantic Forest.
In 1770 it was elevated to the category of villa, due to its growth with the arrival of foreign families that settled in Fazenda dos Ingleses.
The property that was established in the year 1927, produced an increase in the population, the training of agricultural workers and artisans, the growth of trade in the region.
Caraguatatuba is a Tupi word, which means "place of many caraguatás", that is, "caraguatal", "caraguatazal".
In Tupi, caraguatá is a common name given to several species of epiphytic and terrestrial plants of the bromeliaceae family, also known as Gravatá, and tyba: abundance, great quantity, gathering.
