Alcantara: facts

At a glance

• Country: Brazil
• Region: Maranhão
• Administrative status: populated place (GeoNames code PPL)
• Population: approximately 18,467
• Coordinates: 2.4041° S, 44.4167° W
• Time zone: America/Fortaleza (UTC-03:00)
• Currency: Real (BRL)
• Distance to the capital, Brasilia: 1,536 km (955 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport (SLZ): 29 km (18 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Sao Luis: 19 km (12 mi)
• Raposa: 35 km (22 mi)
• Paco do Lumiar: 37 km (23 mi)
• Bequimao: 41 km (25 mi)
• Sao Jose de Ribamar: 43 km (27 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Sao Luis, 19 km (12 mi)