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Itapecurú River
The Itapecuru River ( pt, Rio Itapecuru) is a river in the Maranhão state of northern Brazil. Course The Itapecuru originates in the southern part of the state, in the Serra do Itapecuru, which rises to , and flows northward to empty into Baía do Arraial, an arm of the larger Baía de São José. It is an important source of water for twenty cities in Maranhão, including São Luís, Maranhão, São Luís. Some of the headwaters of the river are protected by the Mirador State Park, created in 1980. References Rivers of Maranhão {{Maranhão-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population, seventh most populous. Its capital is Brasília, and List of cities in Brazil by population, its most populous city is São Paulo. The federation is composed of the union of the 26 States of Brazil, states and the Federal District (Brazil), Federal District. It is the largest country to have Portuguese language, Portuguese as an List of territorial entities where Portuguese is an official language, official language and the only one in the Americas; one of the most Multiculturalism, multicultural and ethnically diverse nations, due to over a century of mass Immigration to Brazil, immigration from around the world; and the most populous Catholic Church by country, Roman Catholic-major ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alpercatas River
The Alpercatas River is a river of Maranhão state in northeastern Brazil. It is a tributary of the Itapecuru River. Some of the headwaters of the river are protected by the Mirador State Park, created in 1980. See also *List of rivers of Maranhão List of rivers in Maranhão (Brazilian State). The list is arranged by drainage basin from east to west, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name and ordered from downstream to upstream. All rivers in Maranhão drain t ... References Rivers of Maranhão {{Maranhão-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maranhão
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 . 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 inside the common Northeastern Brazilian dialect. Maranhão is described in books such as '' The Land of the Palm Trees'' by Gonçalves Dias and ''Casa de Pensão'' by Aluísio Azevedo. The dunes of Lençóis are an important area of environmental preservation. Also of interest is the state capital of São Luís, designated a Unesco World Heritage Site. Another important conservation area is the Parnaíba River delta, between the states of Maranhão and Piauí, with its lagoons, desert dunes and deserted beaches or islands, such as the Caju island, which shelters rare birds. Geography The northern portion of the state is a heavily forested plain traversed by numerous rive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baía De São José
The Baía de São José () is a bay of the Atlantic Ocean in the state of Maranhão in northeastern Brazil. The bay is an estuary which receives several rivers, including the Itapecuru and Munim. São Luís Island, also known as Maranhão Island or Upaon-açu Island, separates the Baía de São José from the Baía de São Marcos The Baía de São Marcos is a bay of the Atlantic Ocean in Maranhão state of northeastern Brazil. The bay is an estuary approximately long and up to wide. It receives several rivers, including the Grajaú, Mearim, and Pindaré. The Mearim ... just to the west. São Luís Island is home to São Luís, Maranhão's capital. References Estuaries of Brazil Landforms of Maranhão Bays of Brazil {{Maranhão-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
São Luís, Maranhão
São Luís (, ''Saint Louis'') is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Maranhão. The city is located on Upaon-açu Island (Big Island, in Tupi Language) or Ilha de São Luís (''Saint Louis' Island''), in the Baía de São Marcos (''Saint Mark's Bay''), an extension of the Atlantic Ocean which forms the estuary of Pindaré, Mearim, Itapecuru and other rivers. Its coordinates are 2.53° south, 44.30° west. São Luís has the second largest maritime extension within Brazilian states. Its maritime extension is 640 km (397 miles). The city proper has a population of some 1,108,975 people (2020 IBGE estimate). The metropolitan area totals 1,605,305, ranked as the 15th largest in Brazil. São Luís, created originally as ''Saint-Louis-de-Maragnan'', is the only Brazilian state capital founded by France (see France Équinoxiale) and it is one of the three Brazilian state capitals located on islands (the others are Vitória and Florianópolis). The hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mirador State Park
The Mirador State Park ( pt, Parque Estadual de Mirador) is a state park in the state of Maranhão, Brazil. It protects the headwaters of an important source of water for communities in the state, including the state capital. Its own protection from illegal logging, slash-and-burning, grazing and hunting is underfunded. Location The Mirador State Park is in the municipality of Mirador, Maranhão. It has an area of about . The park covers the Serra do Itapecuru, which rises to between the basins of the Alpercatas and Itapecuru rivers. It protects the watershed and headwaters of several tributaries of the upper Itapecuru, an important source of water for twenty cities in Maranhão including São Luís. Environment The climate is dry, subhumid, with annual rainfall of . Average maximum temperatures are . Average minimum temperatures are . Vegetation is mainly cerrado, cerradão and gallery forest. A 2013 survey of flora found 53 families, 98 genera and 140 species. The families ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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