Engenho dos Erasmos
| Engenho dos Erasmos | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Type | Engenho |
| Location | Santos, São Paulo, Brazil |
| Coordinates | 23°56′52″S 46°21′47″W / 23.94778°S 46.36306°W |
| Construction started | c. 1534 |
| Owner | University of São Paulo |
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| Website | |
| http://www.engenho.prceu.usp.br/ | |
Engenho dos Erasmos or Engenho São Jorge dos Erasmos was a sugar cane facility on the island of São Vicente, Brazil. Constructed around 1534, the engenho was owned for most of its working life by the Schetz family. It is now a ruin, national monument and tourist destination.