Guimarães is a
municipality
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in the
state
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of
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 ...
in the
Northeast region of
Brazil
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.
It was founded as New Guimarães (after
Guimarães
Guimarães () is a city and municipality located in northern Portugal, in the district of Braga.
Its historic town centre has been listed as a UNESCWorld Heritage Sitesince 2001, in recognition for being an "exceptionally well-preserved and a ...
,
Portugal
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) in 1758.
The municipality contains a small part of the
Baixada Maranhense Environmental Protection Area
The Baixada Maranhense Environmental Protection Area ( pt, Área de Proteção Ambiental da Baixada Maranhense) is an environmental protection area in the state of Maranhão, Brazil. It includes large areas of wetlands, and was designated a Ramsa ...
, a sustainable use conservation unit created in 1991 that has been a Ramsar Site since 2000.
Notable residents
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Maria Firmina dos Reis
Maria Firmina dos Reis (March 11, 1822 – November 11, 1917) was a Brazilian author. She is considered Brazil's first black female novelist. In 1859, she published her first book Úrsula, which is considered the first Brazilian abolitionist nov ...
(1825 – 1917), abolitionist and author
See also
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List of municipalities in Maranhão
This is a list of the municipalities in the state of Maranhão (MA), located in the Northeast Region of Brazil. Maranhão is divided into 217 municipalities, which are grouped into 21 microregions, which are grouped into 5 mesoregions.
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References
Municipalities in Maranhão
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