Maranhao State Brazil

Maranhão 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 km² and it is divived into 217 municipalities. Clockwise from north, it borders on the Atlantic Ocean for 2,243 km and the states of Piauí, Tocantins and Pará. The people of Maranhão have a distinctive accent within the commo…
Maranhão 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 km² and it is divived into 217 municipalities. Clockwise from north, it borders on the Atlantic Ocean for 2,243 km and the states of Piauí, Tocantins and Pará. The people of Maranhão have a distinctive accent within the common Northeastern Brazilian dialect. Maranhão is described in literary works such as Exile Song by Gonçalves Dias and Casa de Pensão by Aluísio Azevedo.
  • Founded: 1621
  • Country: Brazil
  • Capital and largest city: São Luís
  • Demonym: Maranhense
  • Time zone: UTC-3 (BRT)
  • Postal Code: 65000-000 to 65990-000
  • ISO 3166 code: BR-MA
Data from: en.wikipedia.org