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Sao Luis do Maranhao

Brazil · Maranhão

Sao Luis is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Maranhao. The city is located on Sao Luis Island, in the Baia de Sao Marcos, an extension of the Atlantic Ocean which forms the estuary of Pindare, Mearim, Itapecuru and other rivers. Its coordinates are 2.53° south, 44.30° west. Sao Luis has the second largest maritime extension within Brazilian states. Its maritime extension is 640 km. The city proper has a population of some 1,088,057 people. The metropolitan area totals 1,536,017, ranked as the 15th largest in Brazil.

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Local time: UTC-3 · 3 h ahead of Costa Rica
Region: Maranhão
Main language: Portuguese
On the map: 2.53° S, 44.30° W

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