Pinheiro is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
in the
state of
Maranhão in the
Northeast region of
Brazil
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.
The municipality contains a small part of the
Baixada Maranhense Environmental Protection Area, a sustainable use conservation unit created in 1991 that has been a Ramsar Site since 2000.
See also
*
List of municipalities in Maranhão
References
Municipalities in Maranhão
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