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São Luís (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 02 34 00 S degrees minutes |
Lat: -2.5667 decimal degrees |
| Long: 044 16 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -44.2667 decimal degrees |
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Note: State's chief seaport; occupied by French, Portuguese & Dutch throughout the 17th cen.; flourished as a commercial trading center 1682-1780; industries include sugar refining, metal & chemical manufacturing; birthplace of many famous writers & poets. |
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| São Luís (preferred,C,V,O)
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| São Luiz (C,U)
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| São Luiz de Maranhão (C,U)
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| São Luiz do Maranhão (C,U)
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| Maranhão (H,V)
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| São Luiz do Maranhõa (H,V)
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São Luís (inhabited place) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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founded by French naval officer Daniel de la Touche de la Ravardiére in 1612 |
| city (C) |
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| state capital (C) |
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| port (C) |
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| industrial center (C) |
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| episcopal see (C) |
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since 1679 |
| regional capital (C) |
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