What does maranhão mean?
I saw the word on the television show called Repórter Maranhão. Google translate doesn't have anything for maranhão so is it someone's name or a proper noun?

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Maranhão é o nome de um dos Estados do Brasil que fica localizado na região nordeste.
 Também pode ser sobrenome de pessoas.

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It's a state in Brazil.

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In that case it's a last name, but also means a state of the Brazil

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http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maranh%C3%A3o :)

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