National Capital of Reggae

 

If I could give you a piece of my Island,

I would do it with all my heart in my Maranhão,

You can't imagine having an Island with an island capital,

This is the Island of Upaon-Açu, bathed by the South Atlantic,

The only and most beautiful Island founded by the French,

São Luis is the only Capital of the Northeast on an Island.

 

Smiling and with open arms you see the Island of Love,

It is only in the National Capital of Reggae that the sun sets,

Among the beaches that kiss my city of São Luís,

Come see the Historic Center of São Luís do Maranhão,

The La Ravardière Palace or the art of the Palácio dos Leões,

And the Port of Itaqui is the second deepest in the world.

 

Come and discover the Athens of Maranhão on the Island of Love,

The National Capital of Reggae and a World Heritage Site,

Don't forget that the Island of Love is wonderful and charming,

The cuisine is impeccable, with rice made with cuxá, crab and shrimp,

Free-range chicken, fruits such as buriti, cajá, cashew, cupuaçu and bacurí,

Not to mention the tapioca beiju, flour and cooked corn.

 

Our pink Guaraná Jesus is sensational, so sweet,

It is from the Island of Love with a delicious chewing gum flavor,

Visit our Lençóis Maranhenses National Park,

Or listen to the legend of the richest and most powerful woman in Maranhão,

With her famous ghostly carriage in São Luís,

Dance, dance the tambor de crioula or the bumba meu boi.