Historic Centre of São Luís

Above, from left to right: City of São Luís and the Laguna Jansen; In the middle: Avenida Colares Moreira; Below, from left to right: Entrance to the Coastal Highway and the Coastal Highway at night.

São Luís (Portuguese pronunciation: [sɐ̃w luˈis], Saint Louis) is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Maranhão. The city is located on Ilha de São Luís (São Luís Island) in the Baía de São Marcos (São Marcos Bay), an extension of the Atlantic Ocean which forms the estuary of Pindaré, Mearim, Itapecuru and other rivers. Its coordinates are 2.53° south, 44.30° west. The city proper has a population of some 986,826 people (2008 IBGE estimate). The metropolitan area totals 1,227,659, ranked as the 16th largest in Brazil.

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/São Luís, Maranhão