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Maranhão ( Portuguese pronunciation: [maɾɐˈɲɐ̃w] ⓘ) is a state in Brazil. Located in the country's Northeast Region, it has a population of about 7 million and an area of 332,000 km 2 (128,000 sq mi). Clockwise from north, it borders on the Atlantic Ocean for 2,243 km and the states of Piauí, Tocantins and Pará.
Mapa do Maranhão. Maranhão é uma das 27 unidades federativas do Brasil, localizada na Região Nordeste englobando a sub-região Meio-Norte do País. O estado faz divisa com três estados brasileiros: Piauí (leste), Tocantins (sul e sudoeste) e Pará (oeste), além do Oceano Atlântico (norte).
São Luís ( Brazilian Portuguese: [sɐ̃w luˈis], Saint Louis) is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Maranhão. The city is located on Upaon-açu Island (Big Island, in Tupi Language) or Ilha de São Luís ( Saint Louis' Island ), in the Baía de São Marcos ( Saint Mark's Bay ), an extension of the Atlantic Ocean which ...
Website. ma.gov.br. Maranhão is one of the states of Brazil. It is in the northeastern region of the country. To the north is the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. Maranhão shares borders with Piauí, Tocantins and Pará. In the 19th century, the state used plantation slaves to produce cotton for Europe. [2]
Maranhão, estado (state) of northern Brazil, situated south of the Equator and to the southeast of the Amazon River basin. About two-thirds of its area consists of a low, heavily wooded region, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north. To the east and southeast lies Piauí state, and to the west.
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Maranhão é uma das 27 unidades federativas do Brasil, localizada na Região Nordeste englobando a sub-região Meio-Norte do País. O estado faz divisa com três estados brasileiros: Piauí (leste), Tocantins (sul e sudoeste) e Pará (oeste), além do Oceano Atlântico (norte).
Maranhão is second only to Bahia in terms of Afro-Brazilian culture, although it has an air of the Caribbean mixed in. This is especially noticeable in the unique reggae played here. Maranhão is one of the poorest states of Brazil. The predominant indigenous groups are from the Macro-Jê and Macro-Tupi language groups. History [edit]