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Alto Parnaíba, Brazil

Alto Parnaíba is a town of 11,109 people in Maranhão, Brazil, founded in 1866.

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Population11,109 GeoNames
RegionMaranhão
Elevation390 m 1,280 ft
Founded1866
Time zoneAmerica/Fortaleza
Land area11,132.1 km²
Nearest airportAeroporto de Alto Parnaíba (APY) 4 km

Why visit Alto Parnaíba

Townapedia lists 2 parks and trails in and around town.

About Alto Parnaíba

Alto Parnaíba is a Brazilian municipality in the southernmost tip of the state of Maranhão. In 2020, the city's population was 11,212.

From the Wikipedia article Alto Parnaíba (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Parks, trails and playgrounds2

Praça Barão do Paraim

Park · 0.8 km

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Praça Coronel Antônio Luiz

Park

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Churches and places of worship1

Igreja Matriz de Santa Filomena

Church · Roman Catholic · 0.9 km

Praça Barão do Paraim, Santa Filomena

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Gas and EV charging2

Auto Posto Raphisa

Gas station · 0.6 km

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Posto Caetano

Gas station · 0.6 km

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Schools, colleges and libraries10

Centro de Ensino Vitorino Freire

School

571 Avenida Rio Parnaíba, Alto Parnaíba

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EM Professora Conceição Neris

School · 1.0 km

SN Avenida Rio Parnaíba, Alto Parnaíba

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EM Professora Leda Tajra

School

SN Rua Gonçalves Dias, Alto Parnaíba

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EM São José

School · 1.2 km

660 Rua Capitão Daniel Brito, Alto Parnaíba

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Esc Mul Primavera

School · 1.3 km

Rua Caio Lustosa Alencar, Santa Filomena

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Unidade Integrada Marly Sarney

School

55 Rua Senador Vitorino Freire, Alto Parnaíba

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U E Prof Lourenco Filho

School · 0.9 km

366 Rua Leônidas Melo, Santa Filomena

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Escola Municipal Pequeno Principe

School · 1.0 km

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Escola Municipal Tia Edinha

School · 1.1 km

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U E Prof Delfina Sobreira De Queiroz

School · 0.8 km

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Map of Alto Parnaíba

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Getting there and nearby towns

Aeroporto de Alto Parnaíba (APY) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 4 km away.

  • Santa Filomena 1 km east, about 1 min by car
  • Morros 55 km southwest, about 55 min by car
  • Tasso Fragoso 74 km north, about 1 h 15 min by car

Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.

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