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	Sara Lee Cafe Coffee, Ideal Traditional, 17.6-Ounce Packages (Pack of 4) Book hotels all over Brazil with > Credits State of North-Eastern Brazil Maranhão, half-way to the Northern Region, is an important State: one of the most important ports for the mineral exports from the iron plants from the south [See also: States of Brazil]. Fishing, also, is an important economic activity. Capital: São Luís ( 957.899 inhab / IBGE: 2007) Area: 331.918 km2 Population: 6.117.996 inhab. (IBGE: 2007)
	Between Nordeste and Amazon The State of Maranhão spreads over a transition territory between the semi-desertic Nordeste's hinterland and the Amazonian Northern territories. So it is called the Meio Norte (Mean North). Dune, Lagoons, Palm and Equatorial Forests From the State's Northeastern plains covered by beautiful, giant dunes (some of them are 40 m high) and crystalline lagoons of the Lençóis Maranhenses to the thick equatorial forests on the west side, the rivers Parnaíba, Mearim, Pindaré and Itapicuru form nice valleys where palms grow abundantly, forming a palm trees forest, mainly of the species babaçu. The Land of Culture and Folklore European, Indian and African influences make of Maranhão a melting-pot of cultural and traditional folklore and religious heritages. The Portuguese Style old façades of downtown São Luís is declared Humanity Patrimony by UNESCO and National Patrimony by IPHAN.

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