![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Brasil_Maranhao_maploc.png/300px-Brasil_Maranhao_maploc.png)
Location map of Maranhão in Brazil
Maranhão is the westernmost and second largest state in northeastBrazil.
Regions
![](https://maps.wikimedia.org/img/osm-intl,6,a,a,372x500.png?lang=de&domain=de.wikivoyage.org&title=Maranhão&groups=Maske,Track,Aktivitaet,Anderes,Anreise,Ausgehen,Aussicht,Besiedelt,Fehler,Gebiet,Kaufen,Kueche,Sehenswert,Unterkunft,aquamarinblau,cosmos,gold,hellgruen,orange,pflaumenblau,rot,silber,violett)
Map of Maranhão
places
- 1 São Luís
, 1. million inhabitants, capital of the state on the Atlantic Ocean with a colonial old town. World heritage site.
- 2 Imperatriz
, 230,000 inhabitants, inland metropolis
- 3 Caxias
, 150,000 inhabitants, in the east
- 4 Alcântara
, 30,000 inhabitants. In addition to the colonial old town, you can also visit the Brazilian spaceport here.
- 5 Açailândia
- 6 Barreirinhas
- Mandacaru
- 7 Paulino Neves
- 8 Santa Inês
- 9 Tutóia
Other goals
- 1 Lençóis Maranhenses National Park
, unique dune landscape with small lakes. It occupies a large part of the northeast of the state and extends up to 70 km inland.
background
language
getting there
mobility
Tourist Attractions
activities
kitchen
nightlife
security
climate
literature
Web links
- http://www.ma.gov.br/ (pt) - Official website of Maranhão