Porto Rico do Maranhão | |
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Country |
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Region | Nordeste |
State | Maranhão |
Mesoregion | Norte Maranhense |
Time zone | UTC -3 |
Porto Rico do Maranhão is a municipality in the state of Maranhão in the Northeast region of Brazil.
The municipality contains a small part of the Baixada Maranhense Environmental Protection Area, a 1,775,035.6 hectares (4,386,208 acres) sustainable use conservation unit created in 1991 that has been a Ramsar Site since 2000.
Coordinates: 1°53′34″S 44°36′18″W / 1.89278°S 44.605°W