Maranhão is located in a transition zone between the Northeastern inland and the Amazon. For this reason, it offers the opportunity to experience different ecosystems, which are sometimes compared to the nature found in Pantanal in Mato Grosso, a national park in the central-west of Brazil.

It has 640 kilometres of tropical beaches, Amazon rainforest, bushland, mangroves, a delta in open sea and the only desert in the world with thousands of crystalline lakes. This diversity is organised in 5 main tourist areas, each of which has its natural, cultural and architectural attractions.

Its coastline has the largest number of islands on the Brazilian coast; its Capital São Luís is one of them.

Some facts about the State:

Capital – São Luís

The State’s airport is in São Luís and has flights to all the country’s main cities

The State’s main tourist destinations are:

The state borders with: Atlantic Ocean (N); Tocantins (S and SW); Pará (W); Piauí (E)

Total area: 331,983,293 square kilometres

Population: 7.1 million (2020)

The State’s main tourist destinations:

Parque Nacional dos Lençóis Maranhenses, Parque Nacional Chapada das Mesas, Alcântara.