Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Historic Centre of São Luís' has mentioned 'City' in the following places:
| Occurrence Sentence | Text Source |
|---|---|
| The city is located on Upaon-axc3xa7u Island (Big Island, in Tupi Language) or Ilha de Sxc3xa3o Luxc3xads (Saint Louis' Island), in the Baxc3xada de Sxc3xa3o Marcos (Saint Mark's Bay), an extension of the Atlantic Ocean which forms the estuary of Pindarxc3xa9, Mearim, Itapecuru and other rivers. | WIKI |
| The historic center of the city (dating from the 17th century) has its original street plan preserved and was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997. | WIKI |
| The city has two major sea ports: Madeira Port and Itaqui Port, through which a substantial part of Brazil's iron ore, originating from the (pre)-Amazon region, is exported. | WIKI |
| The city's main industries are metallurgical with Alumar, and Vale. | WIKI |
| [4][5] They built a fort named Saint-Louis de Maragnan after King Louis XIII and his Saintly ancestor Louis IX, the construction of which marked the date of foundation of the city, September 8. | WIKI |
| Portugal conquered the settlement in 1615 in the battle of Guaxenduba and renamed the city Sxc3xa3o Luxc3xads. | WIKI |
| Because there had been little time for the French to build a city, there is some controversy as to the actual date of the founding of the city, whether by the French or the Portuguese. | WIKI |
| In November 1641, the city was invaded by the Dutch. | WIKI |
| In 1677, the city was made the seat of the new Roman Catholic Diocese of Sxc3xa3o Luxc3xads do Maranhxc3xa3o. | WIKI |
| The wealth generated by this activity was used to modernize the city; to bring religious men to come and teach in its schools; and supplement the water supply. | WIKI |
| The city came to be the third most populous city in the country. | WIKI |
| By the end of the 19th century, agriculture was in decay and since then the city's population has been searching for other ways to make a living. | WIKI |
| The city is also known as "the Brazilian Jamaica" because of the popularity of Reggae Music. | WIKI |
| The city had more in common with the European capitals than the other Brazilian cities. | WIKI |
| The city possesses a short dry season from August to November. | WIKI |
| During this period when the equatorial rainband associated with the highly seasonalized positioning of the Intertropical Convergence Zone is not over the city, warm to hot temperatures and abundant equatorial sunshine prevail. | WIKI |
| [10] The city is home to the Sxc3xadtio Rangedor State Park, formerly the fully protected Sxc3xadtio Rangedor Ecological Station. | WIKI |
| [12] The 2,634 hectares (6,510 acres) Bacanga State Park is just south of the city. | WIKI |
| Because of it the city is also known as "The Tiles City" and "Brazilian Athens". | WIKI |
| In 1997 the city's historical center was made a UNESCO World Heritage Site. | WIKI |
| Starting in 1989 there has been an extensive program to restore and renovate the colonial era buildings of the city's historical center. | WIKI |
| Sxc3xa3o Luxc3xads is known as the Brazilian capital of reggae, a very popular rhythm in the city. | WIKI |
| The city is served by the Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport. | WIKI |
| The metropolitan area has a network of alternative transportation that works with drivers who usually have their own coach and organize themselves into cooperatives to enable them to provide the public transport service duly legalized in the department of city traffic. | WIKI |
| The city has also an efficient radio system with more than 2000 taxi cabs accredited. | WIKI |
| Being an island, the city has only one output ground, the bridge of the Estreito dos Mosquitos, which links the island of Sxc3xa3o Luis by road BR-135. | WIKI |
| Local area phone code (named DDD in Brazil) to call Sxc3xa3o Luis city is 98 (DDD98). | WIKI |
| Castelxc3xa3o Stadium, the largest in the city. | WIKI |
| The urban texture of the Historic Centre of Sxc3xa3o Luxc3xads remains intact, reflecting elements that date to the cityxe2x80x99s founding and consolidation. | UNESCO |
| While Sxc3xa3o Luxc3xads has been subject to expansion by virtue of its status as a living city and specific role as the state capital of Maranhxc3xa3o until the end of the 19th century, it has not lost the essence of its origins, reflected in the preservation of the historical centre and the 17th century architectural complex and urban grid. | UNESCO |
| These elements serve to illustrate the cityxe2x80x99s importance to the regionxe2x80x99s territorial settlement. | UNESCO |
| The overlay of the various periods in the evolution of the Historic Center of Sxc3xa3o Luxc3xads, from inception of the original site in the 16th century, reflected in the French fortifications; through growth of the Portuguese city in the 17th century; to its splendorous moment in the 18th century as the capital of Grxc3xa3o Parxc3xa1; and its rise as the homogenous aristocratic commercial metropolis of the 19th century, remain in evidence in the historic centrexe2x80x99s structural elements. | UNESCO |
| Following the cityxe2x80x99s registration on UNESCOxe2x80x99s World Heritage List in 1997, there was a substantial increase in the demand for public measures to preserve the site and in the interest of government institutions to raise public awareness regarding the issue. | UNESCO |
| To this end, the Sxc3xa3o Luxc3xads Municipal Government began developing the necessary instruments to safeguard the cityxe2x80x99s heritage, establishing in 1998 the Cultural Heritage Coordination (Coordenaxc3xa7xc3xa3o de Patrimxc3xb4nio Cultural). | UNESCO |
| Others municipal ordinances serves to incentivize the preservation and maintenance of properties in the city centre as well, including Law 3836 of June 21, 1999, which waives local property tax assessments (Imposto sobre a Propriedade Predial e Territorial Urbana xe2x80x93 IPTU) for well-conserved and preserved properties. | UNESCO |