São Luís

Data as of · Metro Power Rankings

#951

Global Rank

1.8

Power Score

Emerging Metro

% of Country Score

0.7%


Share

Brazil • Latin America • Language power • Time zone America/Fortaleza UTC−3

Population
1.7M
GDP
$10B
GDP per capita
$5,526
Land area
3,122 km² (1,205 mi²)
Density
553/km² (1,432/mi²)

Primary city São Luís

State / province Maranhão

Language Portuguese

São Luís metro area

-2.54, -44.28
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Sport

Dimension Breakdown

Value and global rank across all 16 dimensions
World #1Top 5Outside top 5

Most similar metros

Closest profiles across all 16 dimensions

Sports

4 teams

Other Teams

Football/Soccer Teams4 teams

Football/Soccer • Brazil

Maranhão AC

São Luís • Level: 3

Football/Soccer • Brazil

Sampaio Corrêa

São Luís • Level: 4

Football/Soccer • Brazil

Moto Club

São Luís • Level: 4

Football/Soccer • Brazil

IAPE

São Luís • Level: 4

Championship History

100 titles

Every major championship won by a team while it represented São Luís, across all sports, newest first. 100 in total. Each links to the team and the competition's full honour roll.

Maranhão AC
2025
Sampaio Corrêa
2024
Maranhão AC
2023
Sampaio Corrêa
2022
Sampaio Corrêa
2021
Sampaio Corrêa
2020
Moto Club
2018
Sampaio Corrêa
2017
Moto Club
2016
Sampaio Corrêa
2014
Maranhão AC
2013

Top Companies

1 companies
1Equatorial Energia
$8B
Public

Total Market Cap: $8B across 1 companies

Source data as of October 31, 2026 (companiesmarketcap.com)

Languages of São Luís

Portuguese first in Maranhão; 1 languages hold a role.

RoleLanguage
De factoPortuguese
AdministrativePortuguese
NationalPortuguese
English reach, Maranhão
8%
Tier 3 country

Maranhão on the languages board · Language power

Notable Infrastructure

Airport1 entry

Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport

São Luís • 4 - Regional