Maranhao is a state in northeastern Brazil, on the Atlantic coast where the Northeast and North regions of the country meet, known for the Lencois Maranhenses National Park's expanse of white sand dunes. Its capital is Sao Luis.
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Source GeoNames: São Luís - GeoNames
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1. Maranhao (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationInfobox: area_total_km2
331983.293
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6776699
Part Of: Brazil, Lead paragraph
[maɾɐˈɲɐ̃w] ) is a state in Brazil.
View the Source 2. Maranhao (Wikipedia, Portuguese)
pt.wikipedia.org, History sectionQuote, pt.wikipedia.org, History section
Entre a declaração da república no Brasil, em 1889, ano em que o Maranhão foi promovido à condição de estado.
Wikidata: Maranhao
Wikidata Q42362, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source GeoNames: São Luís - GeoNames
GeoNamesHas Capital: Sao Luis, cities500 record 3388368, feature code PPLA (seat of first-order division 13)Quote, Has Capital: Sao Luis, cities500 record 3388368, feature code PPLA (seat of first-order division 13)
-2.52972 -44.30278 P PPLA BR 13 2111300 917237 29 America/Fortaleza
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