São Luís

American  

[soun lwees] / ˈsãʊ̃ ˈlwis /

noun

1. a seaport on an island off the NE coast of Brazil: capital of Maranhão.

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São Luís British  

/ sə̃un ˈlwis, ˈlwiʃ /

noun

1. a port in NE Brazil, capital of Maranhão state, on the W coast of São Luís Island: founded in 1612 by the French and taken by the Portuguese in 1615. Pop: 982 000 (2005 est)

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Example Sentences

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

From Seattle Times

Other major cities such as Olinda, São Luís and Florianópolis have also canceled their Carnival events in the last 24 hours.

From New York Times

Northeastern cities Salvador and Sao Luis started on Monday, and the most populous city of Sao Paulo will begin Sept. 6.

From Seattle Times

But as a young girl growing up in São Luís, a coastal city in Brazil’s northeast, and Brasília, the capital, she used to wonder if becoming a professional was even viable.

From New York Times

She could picture herself: Another person in the favelas of São Luís, where other displaced families have ended up, fearing violence and spending every dime on food they’d once fished or grown.

From Washington Post