São Luís is the capital of the state of Maranhão is one of the states of Brazil in the north-eastern region. ...Maranhão, The Federative Republic of Brazil (República Federativa do Brasil in Portuguese) is the largest and most populous country in South America, and fifth largest in the world. ...Brazil. The city is located on an island at the delta of Pindaré and Itapecuru Rivers, in a bay just off the The Atlantic Ocean is Earths second_largest ocean, covering approximately one_fifth of its surface. ...Atlantic Ocean. Its coordinates are 2.50° south, 44.30° west. The city has a population of some 890,700 people (as of 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, and also: The International Year of Freshwater The European Disability Year Events January January 1 _ Luíz Inácio Lula Da Silva becomes the 37th President of Brazil. ...2003).

The city is a Categories: Stub | Commercial item transport and distribution | Transportation ...sea port, with industries including This article is about the type of fabric. ...textile factories and This article deals with sugar as food and as an important, widely traded commodity; the word also has other uses; see Sugar (disambiguation) A sugar is a form of carbohydrate; the most commonly used sugar is a white crystalline solid, sucrose; used to alter the flavor and properties (mouthfeel, perservation...sugar refining. São Luís is home of the Federal University of Maranhão.

The city celebrates the Bumba-meu-boi festival every June. São Luís was the home town of famous Brazilian Samba is the most famous of the various forms of music arising from the amalgam of African and Portuguese music in Brazil. ...Samba singer Alcione Nazaré (November 21, 1947 - ) is one of the greatest female sambists in Brazil. ...Alcione.

History

Originally the town was a large village of the Tupinambá tribe. The first World map showing location of Europe A satellite composite image of Europe Europe is geologically and geographically a peninsula, forming the westernmost part of Eurasia. ...Europeans to see it were the France _ Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ...French, in Events January 20 _ Mathias becomes Holy Roman Emperor. ...1612, who intended to make it a French colony and renamed it São Luís ("Saint Louis"), for Saint Louis IX of France, as painted by El Greco in the 16th Century. ...Louis IX of France as a compliment to King Louis XIII (September 27, 1601 _ May 14, 1643), called the Just (French: le Juste), was King of France from 1610 to 1643. ...Louis XIII. It was invaded by the The Netherlands ( Dutch: Nederland) is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands ( Dutch: Koninkrijk der Nederlanden). ...Dutch and then conquered for The Republic of Portugal (República Portuguesa), or Portugal, is a democratic republic located on the west and southwest parts of the Iberian Peninsula in southwestern Europe; it is the westernmost country in continental Europe. ...Portugal in Events Peace treaty signed at Westphalia ends the Thirty Years War. ...1648. It is the only state capital in Brazil that was not founded by the Portuguese.

In 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Reef. ...1997 the city's historical center was made a UNESCO logo The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, commonly known as UNESCO, is a specialized agency of the United Nations system established in 1946. ...UNESCO Elabana Falls is in Lamington National Park, part of the Central Eastern Rainforest Reserves World Heritage site in Queensland, Australia. ...World Heritage Site. Starting in 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...1989 there has been an extensive program to restore and renovate the colonial era buildings of the city's historical center.