Floriano is a Brazilian municipality in the state of
Piauí
Piaui (, ) is one of the states of Brazil, located in the country's Northeast Region. The state has 1.6% of the Brazilian population and produces 0.7% of the Brazilian GDP.
Piaui has the shortest coastline of any coastal Brazilian state at 66&n ...
.
It was founded by the Arabs and Syrians. It is situated in the physiographic zone of the Médio Parnaíba, on the right side of the
Parnaíba River
The Parnaíba River ( pt, Rio Parnaíba) is a river in Brazil, which forms the border between the states of Maranhão and Piauí. Its main course is long and the Parnaíba River Basin covers .Ramos, T.P.A.; Ramos, R.T.C.; and Ramos, S.A.Q.A. (2 ...
, in front of the city of
Barão de Grajaú
Barão de Grajaú is a municipality in the state of Maranhão in the Northeast region of Brazil.
See also
*List of municipalities in Maranhão
This is a list of the municipalities in the state of Maranhão (MA), located in the Northeast Regi ...
, in the
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 ...
. It is also intersected by the rivers Gurguéia and Itaueira.
References
External links
Atlas Digital do Piauí (PDF) detailed facts about the municipalities in Piauí.
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Municipalities in Piauí
Populated places established in 1897