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Formosa da Serra Negra, Brazil

Formosa da Serra Negra is a town of 17,719 people in Maranhão, Brazil.

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Population17,719 GeoNames

RegionMaranhão

Elevation288 m 945 ft

Time zoneAmerica/Fortaleza

Land area3,941.2 km²

About Formosa da Serra Negra

Formosa da Serra Negra is a municipality in the state of Maranhão in the Northeast region of Brazil.

From the Wikipedia article Formosa da Serra Negra (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Schools, colleges and libraries7

Centro de Ensino Antônio Sirley de Arruda Lima

School · 0.6 km

SN Rua das Orações, Formosa da Serra Negra

Open in Google Maps · +55 99 9 84132333

EM Antônio Manoel da Costa e Silva

School

SN Rua Silva Jardim, Formosa da Serra Negra

Open in Google Maps · +55 99 9 84020733

EM Martins de Oliveira

School · 10.0 km

Povoado Ribeirão, Formosa da Serra Negra

Open in Google Maps · +55 99 9 84170130

EM Professor Juca Cruz

School · 1.1 km

SN Rua Tancredo Neves, Formosa da Serra Negra

Open in Google Maps · +55 99 9 84493974

EM Santos Dumont

School · 12.2 km

Povoado Bem Feito, Formosa da Serra Negra

Open in Google Maps · +55 99 9 84494179

UI Eliza Moreira Ferraz

School · 1.2 km

SN Rua Tancredo Neves, Formosa da Serra Negra

Open in Google Maps · +55 99 9 84401226

Escola Especial Moyra Lais

School · 0.7 km

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Getting there and nearby towns

São Pedro dos Crentes 57 km southwest, about 57 min by car
Fortaleza dos Nogueiras 58 km south, about 58 min by car
Grajaú 70 km north, about 1 h 15 min by car
Bom Jardim 71 km southwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
Nova Colinas 76 km south, about 1 h 15 min by car
Feira Nova do Maranhão 79 km southwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
Sítio Novo 85 km northwest, about 1 h 30 min by car

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

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Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text

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