This week I took a work trip to Northeastern Brazil, one the most historic, most beautiful, and most economically challenged regions of the country. One of the cities I visited was the UNESCO World Heritage site of São Luís, Maranhão. Originally settled by the French and with later influences from the Dutch and the Portuguese, the city has "good bones" with architecture from the late 17th Century located on an island right next to stunning views of the beaches and the ocean.
Here are a few pictures so you can also enjoy the view. I only had two days to explore but this is a place I would enjoy returning to, especially to get out into the neighboring natural sites such as Lençóis Maranhenses.
This is an aimless blog that gives voices to small joys, quirky happenstances, everyday occurrences, and occasional pesterings as the author navigates her life paths as an educator, transplanted Wyomingite, traveler, and curiosity seeker.
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