São Luis


São Lu·is

(souN lo͝o-ēs′) A city of northeast Brazil on an offshore island in the Atlantic Ocean east-southeast of Belém. It was founded in 1612 by the French, who named it Saint Louis after Louis IX, as a compliment to reigning monarch Louis XIII.

São Luís

(Portuguese sə̃un ˈlwis) or

São Luíz

n (Placename) a port in NE Brazil, capital of Maranhão state, on the W coast of São Luís Island: founded in 1612 by the French and taken by the Portuguese in 1615. Pop: 982 000 (2005 est)