Maranhão (disambiguation)

Maranhão is a northeastern state of Brazil.

Maranhão may also refer to:

Places

• State of Maranhão (colonial), a 17th-18th century administrative division of the Portuguese Empire in South America
• Maranhão Island or São Luís Island, in Brazil
• Maranhão mangroves, a mangrove ecoregion of northern Brazil
• Maranhão River, a river of Goiás state in central Brazil

People

• Maranhão (footballer, 1942-2007), full name José Ribamar Celestino, Brazilian football midfielder
• Maranhão (footballer, born 1985), full name Manoel Messias Barbosa da Silva,Brazilian football right back for Boa Esporte
• Maranhão (footballer, born 1990), full name Francinilson Santos Meirelles, Brazilian football attacking midfielder for Ponte Preta
• Marques do Maranhão (1775–1860), Admiral Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald, British naval flag officer, mercenary and politician
• Alex Maranhão (born 1985), Brazilian footballer for Criciúma
• Geovane Maranhão (born 1966), Brazilian football striker for Al Hilal EC
• Jefferson Maranhão (born 1993), Brazilian football attacking midfielder for Jacuipense on loan from Santa Cruz
• Joanna Maranhão (born 1987), Brazilian swimmer
• José Maranhão (1933–2021), Brazilian politician, former governor of Paraíba
• Júnior Maranhão (born 1985), Brazilian footballer
• Lúcio Maranhão (born 1988), Brazilian football forward for Elazığspor
• Waldir Maranhão (born 1955), Brazilian politician for the Progressive Party

Other uses

• Maranhão Atlético Clube, a Brazilian football club from São Luís, Maranhão state
• Maranhao hermit, the cinnamon-throated hermit or related birds
• Maranhão red-handed howler, a species of monkey endemic to forests in Brazil
• Maranhão slider, a species of turtle in the family Emydidae
• Marquess of Maranhão, a title of the Earl of Dundonald