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Santos Municipal Aquarium

Avenida Bartolomeu de Gusmao-Ponta da Praia, Santos, State of Sao Paulo, Brazil
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Ranked #12 of 51 attractions in Santos
Type: Aquariums
Description: At this aquarium, playful seals and scary sharks, along with many other fresh and saltwater fish and plant life, make for a fun family outing.
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Ribeirao Preto, SP
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7 reviews 7 reviews
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6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed April 8, 2013

Simples but a good place for visit with the children. The good prices and very interesting and educative.

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Brazil
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed January 26, 2013 via mobile

It was a little disappointing. The place needs to be renewed. The variety of fishes was good. But the place is small and old.

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Santos, São Paulo, Brazil
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4 attraction reviews
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed November 16, 2012

The aquarium is in general a nice place to visit with children, many different species can be seen, but overall simple and old style. There exists much better aquariums in the world. Expected more in a city like Santos.

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Sao Paulo, SP
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17 reviews 17 reviews
3 attraction reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
13 helpful votes 13 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed November 8, 2012

Santos Aquarium may not be the largest aquarium, but is a wonderful attraction to go with small children. They won´t get bored or complain in walking, there ain´t no floors or stairs. You would get a good glimpse of the brazilian fish varieties and dazzle your eyes. Although always crowded is a nice place to go with children while in... More

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Santos, SP
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed August 9, 2012

many empty tanks, penguins in poor condition, needs renovation in general best part is the big round aquarium at the end and the gift shop

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São Paulo
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed August 2, 2012

They were cleaning the tanks (one a vacation period) terrible timing!! It was small, and with few species. The facilities such as bathroom were good and the organization and prices I would say quite surprising.

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brazil
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33 reviews 33 reviews
25 attraction reviews
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7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed August 1, 2012

well kept, good variety of fish. Lots of people. Sometimes it lacks information on the species. I enjoy going there every time. Am few steps away there is the Museu da Pesca. You can do both in the mornig an add a boat cruise later. Very close, very nice

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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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26 helpful votes 26 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed April 25, 2012

Not worth the money or time, the aquarium has had better days...go and walk in any of the Santos' beaches instead. Tip: If you are traveling with your (own) children out of Santos by bus, make sure you have your children's birth certificates (translated) with you. Without it, it will be very hard to buy their bus tickets and board... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed April 25, 2012

It´s a small aquarium, with a sort of attractions, but what totally worth is to see the "happy eyes" of all small child looking the fishes.

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Santos, SP
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27 reviews 27 reviews
8 attraction reviews
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8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed April 23, 2012

They did an amazing job on the outside of it, but inside looks old and there is no much to see... it`s cheap to get in so why not check it out.

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