Maranhão
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]
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of State of Maranhão in Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 6°11′S 45°37′W / 6.183°S 45.617°WCoordinates: 6°11′S 45°37′W / 6.183°S 45.617°W | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Capital and Largest City | São Luís |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Flávio Dino (PSB) |
| • Vice Governor | Carlos Brandão (PSDB) |
| • Senators | Eliziane Gama (Cidadania) Roberto Rocha (PSDB) Weverton Rocha (PDT) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 331,983.293 km2 (128,179.466 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 8th |
| Population (2012)[1] | |
| • Total | 6,714,314 |
| • Rank | 10th |
| • Density | 20.2248551/km2 (52.382134/sq mi) |
| • Rank | 16th |
| GDP | |
| • Year | 2006 estimate |
| • Total | R$ 28,621,000,000 (16th) |
| • Per capita | R$ 4,628 (26th) |
| HDI | |
| • Year | 2005 |
| • Category | 0.683 – medium (26th) |
| Time zone | UTC-3 (BRT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-2 (BRST) |
| Postal Code | 65000-000 to 65990-000 |
| ISO 3166 code | BR-MA |
| Website | ma.gov.br |
Major cities in the state besides the state capital São Luís are Imperatriz, Timon, and Caxias. The Alcantara spaceport is in the north of the state, not far from São Luís.
Maranhão Media
Morro do Chapéu at the Chapada das Mesas National Park. While this mountain is not inside the park, it is one of the best known landmarks of the region.
Imagem parcial do "Pequeno atlas do Maranhão e Grão-Pará" mostrando apenas a Cidade de São Luis e arredores
Old São Luís.
Palace of Lions at night, in São Luís
Soybean production in Balsas
Banana plantation in Baixada Maranhense
The Alcântara Launch Center in Maranhão
Boeing 737-800 da Gol, de prefixo PR-GGY, no Aeroporto de São Luís.
Imperatriz Bridge over Tocantins River in Maranhão
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References
- ↑ Population data
- ↑ Pereira, Thales Augusto Zamberlan (2018). "Poor Man's Crop? Slavery in Brazilian Cotton Regions (1800-1850)". Estudos Econômicos (São Paulo). 48 (4): 623–655. doi:10.1590/0101-41614843tzp. ISSN 0101-4161. S2CID 158179481 – via SciELO.
| States of Brazil | 
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|---|---|
| Acre | Alagoas | Amapá | Amazonas | Bahia | Ceará | Espírito Santo | Goiás | Maranhão | Mato Grosso | Mato Grosso do Sul | Minas Gerais | Pará | Paraíba | Paraná | Pernambuco | Piauí | Rio de Janeiro | Rio Grande do Norte | Rio Grande do Sul | Rondônia | Roraima | Santa Catarina | São Paulo | Sergipe | Tocantins | |
| Federal District: Brazilian Federal District | |
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