South America : Brazil : Northeast : Maranhão
Maranhao
Maranhão is a state in northeastern Brazil.
Regions
Cities
- São Luís - Capital and World Heritage city
- Alcântara - Small colonial town
- Santo Amaro
Other destinations
- Lençóis Maranhenses - Stunning white sand dunes
Understand
Maranhão is second only to Bahia in terms of Afro-Brazilian culture, although it has an air of the Caribbean mixed in. This is especially noticeable in the unique reggae played here.
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This page was last edited at 02:56, on 28 October 2008 by Wikitravel user Texugo. Based on work by Marius Mollersen, Nick Roux, Valtteri Päivinen, David, jan and Ricardo, Wikitravel user(s) Episteme and Jonboy and Anonymous user(s) of Wikitravel.