Sao Bento: facts

At a glance

• Country: Brazil
• Region: Maranhão
• Administrative status: populated place (GeoNames code PPL)
• Population: approximately 48,036
• Coordinates: 2.6958° S, 44.8214° W
• Time zone: America/Fortaleza (UTC-03:00)
• Currency: Real (BRL)
• Distance to the capital, Brasilia: 1,494 km (928 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport (SLZ): 66 km (41 mi), straight line
• Nagib Demachki Airport (JPE): 279 km (174 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Palmeirandia: 9.9 km (6.2 mi)
• Sao Vicente Ferrer: 23 km (14 mi)
• Bequimao: 28 km (17 mi)
• Sao Joao Batista: 29 km (18 mi)
• Pinheiro: 35 km (22 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Sao Luis, 60 km (38 mi)