. ▁Among ▁these ▁are ▁Mar and uba , ▁L áz aro , ▁It am amb uca , ▁Verm el ha , ▁Grande , ▁En se ada , ▁Pere qu ê , ▁and ▁S aco ▁da ▁R ibe ira . ▁U bat uba ▁also ▁features ▁an ▁island ▁named ▁An chi eta ▁after ▁José ▁de ▁An chi eta . ▁It ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁nature ▁preserve ▁since ▁March ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 1 9 7 7 . ▁ ▁U bat uba ▁is ▁considered , ▁by ▁law , ▁as ▁" The ▁Sur f ▁Capital ▁of ▁São ▁Paulo ▁State ". ▁The ▁city ▁has ▁received ▁this ▁honour ▁because ▁more ▁than ▁ten ▁important ▁sur f ▁cont ests ▁are ▁held ▁off ▁its ▁be aches ▁every ▁year , ▁including ▁two ▁world ▁qual ifying ▁series , ▁two ▁Super ▁Sur f ▁Pro ▁series , ▁and ▁other ▁compet itions ▁supported ▁by ▁such ▁well - est ab lished ▁br ands ▁as ▁Bill ab ong , ▁Qu ik sil ver ▁and ▁D unk el vol k ▁( which ▁spons ored ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁edition ▁of ▁U bat uba ▁Sur f ▁Cont est ▁with ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 2 0 ▁athlet es ). ▁ ▁L ately , ▁the ▁city ▁is ▁also ▁known ▁by ▁its ▁b iod iversity , ▁especially ▁in ▁relation ▁to ▁birds . ▁There ▁are ▁more ▁than ▁ 5 6 5 ▁different ▁birds ▁species ▁already ▁identified ▁( as ▁of ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 2 ), ▁what ▁has ▁each ▁day ▁attract ed ▁more ▁and ▁more ▁bird watch ers . ▁ ▁The ▁city ▁is