Barreirinhas is a municipality in the state of Maranhão, No brazil. The municipality is known for being the “Gateway” of the tourist region known as Lençóis Maranhenses, which consists of a vast area of ​​high white sand dunes and lakes and lagoons, also known as “Brazilian Desert”. It has a population of 62.458 inhabitants in 2017 .

Until the 16th century, the region currently occupied by the municipality was traditionally inhabited by the indigenous ethnicity of the potiguaras.^[5]

Economia

The city has urban commerce and the region called Feirinha, in the city center. Fishing is another profitable economic sector, because the Preguiças River is a very extensive river with several varieties of fish.

Local agriculture relies on banana plantations, watermelons, of course, the corn, cassava and beans.

Delta Wind Complex 3

The city is home to 48 wind turbines of the Delta III Wind Complex, that generates 220 MW e 13% of state energy..

Petroleum

The region has the Barreirinhas Basin “BM-BAR-1” and “BM-BAR-3”, which are oil wells at a depth of 2000 a 2500 meter. Drill ships “Deepwater Discovery” (at the service of Devon Energy) and “NS 27” (Petrobras) drilling in the region since the beginning of 2009.

Geography

Neighborhoods

New city, Good faith, Residencial Mundico Cosme, Vila Anselmo, Canequinho, Stream, Murici, Amapá, Carnaubal, Cruzeiro, Centro, Slope, Santarem, Airport, Onion, Residential Brazil, Francelina, Boa Vista and the Balneário São Domingos neighborhood.

Neighboring cities

At North: Atlantic Ocean South: Santa Quitéria do Maranhão To the east: Paulino Neves and Santana do Maranhão To the west: Santo Amaro do Maranhão and First Cross.

Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.