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Municipality in Nordeste, Brazil
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Caxias is a city of 157,000 people (2022) in Eastern Maranhão. It is one of the largest economic centers in the state, and an important political, cultural and population center in the state of Maranhão.
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The city is intersected mainly by the BR-316 highway, which connects the capital of Maranhão, São Luís, to the capital of Piauí, Teresina.
Read in the guideThe public transport system in Caxias is carried out by minibus vehicles, in a consortium autonomous transport system.
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