Maranhão

American

[mah-ruh-nyoun] / ˌmɑ rəˈnjãʊ̃ /

noun

a state in NE Brazil. 125,312 sq. mi. (324,560 sq. km). São Luiz.

Maranhão British

/ marəˈɲ̃ə̃u /

noun

a state of NE Brazil, on the Atlantic: forested and humid in the northwest, with high plateaus in the east and south. Capital: São Luís. Pop: 5 803 224 (2002). Area: 328 666 sq km (128 179 sq miles)

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Its fossils were found at the site of a road rail terminal under construction in Davinópolis, a city in the state of Maranhão.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 8, 2026

Dino, 55, governed the impoverished state of Maranhão between 2015 and 2023 before becoming Lula’s justice minister.

From Washington Times ● Nov. 27, 2023

The journey began in São Luís, Maranhão, a city in northeast Brazil.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 27, 2023

It could leave 87,000 to 1 million square kilometers unprotected, estimate Rorato and conservation biologist Celso Silva-Junior of the Federal University of Maranhão.

From Science Magazine ● Jun. 6, 2023

In 1612 he landed on the island of Maranhão with a large and well-appointed expedition.

From The South American Republics Part I of II by Thomas C. Dawson

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