Itapecurú River
The Itapecuru River () 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. Some of the headwaters of the river are protected by the Mirador State Park The Mirador State Park () 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-bu ..., created in 1980. References Rivers of Maranhão {{Maranhão-river-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Brazil
Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population, seventh-largest by population, with over 212 million people. The country is a federation composed of 26 Federative units of Brazil, states and a Federal District (Brazil), Federal District, which hosts the capital, Brasília. List of cities in Brazil by population, Its most populous city is São Paulo, followed by Rio de Janeiro. Brazil has the most Portuguese-speaking countries, Portuguese speakers in the world and is the only country in the Americas where Portuguese language, Portuguese is an Portuguese-speaking world, official language. Bounded by the Atlantic Ocean on the east, Brazil has a Coastline of Brazil, coastline of . Covering roughly half of South America's land area, it Borders of Brazil, borders all other countries and ter ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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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]   |
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Maranhão
Maranhão () is a States of Brazil, state in Brazil. Located in the country's Northeast Region, Brazil, Northeast Region, it has a population of about 7 million and an area of and it is divided into 217 municipalities. 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 within the common Northeastern Brazilian dialect. Maranhão is described in literary works such as ''Canção do exílio, Exile Song'' by Gonçalves Dias and ''Casa de Pensão'' by Aluísio Azevedo. The dunes of Lençóis Maranhenses National Park, Lençóis are an important area of environmental preservation. Also of interest is the state capital of São Luís, Maranhão, São Luís, which is 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, suc ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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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]   |
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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 or Ilha de São Luís, 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 1,037,775 people (2022 IBGE census). The metropolitan area totals 1,536,017, 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 historic center of the city (dating from the 17th century) has ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mirador State Park
The Mirador State Park () 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 with the greatest number of spe ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |