São Luis

São Luis Maranhão

São Luis is located on the island

of the same name, in the Bay of São Marcos. São Luis is in a place where the French built a fort in 1612. Three years later the fort was conquered by the Portuguese. São Luis is the capital of the state of Maranhão. The historic centre was declared World Heritage by UNESCO in 1997 for its cultural importance, it has a style deeply Portuguese. It has an architecture of the 17th century, decorated with blue-and-white tiles of Portugal. São Luis has the largest and best preserved heritage of Portuguese colonial architecture in Latin America.

What to visit in São Luis do Maranhão: Colares Moreira Avenue; Historic Centre; Casa do Maranhão; Museum of Visual Arts; Praça Benedito Leite;

Restaurants in São Luis

• Cheiro Verde
• Adventure Bar and Restaurant
• Restaurante Escola Senac
• Ferreiro Grill
• Pimenta de Cheiro Restaurant
• Crioula’s Bar and Restaurant
• Restaurant Gostosura
• Restaurant O Segredo da Culinária
• Restaurant Ki Delicia

Transports in São Luis do Maranhão

Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport (SLZ): There are domestic flights to/from several Brazilian cities.

By bus: There are buses to/from several cities.

Maps of São Luis do Maranhão

Map of São Luis Maranhão

São Luis Maranhão on Map of Brazil