Pio XII, Maranhão

Pio XII
Municipality
Country  Brazil
Region Nordeste
State Maranhão
Mesoregion Centro Maranhense
Area[1]
  Total 315.579 sq mi (817.346 km2)
Population (2010)[2]
  Total 22,016
  Density 69.8/sq mi (26.94/km2)
Time zone UTC -3

Pio XII is a municipality in the state of Maranhão in the Northeast region of Brazil.[3][4][5][6] The city gained international notoriety when a referee at an amateur football match was beheaded and quartered after he fatally stabbed a player to death.[7]

It is named after Pope Pius XII.

See also

References

  1. IBGE (10 out. 2002). "Área territorial oficial". Resolução da Presidência do IBGE de n° 5 (R.PR-5/02). Retrieved 5 Dec 2010. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  2. Censo Populacional 2010 (29 November 2010). "Censo Populacional 2010". Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). Retrieved 11 December 2010.
  3. "Divisão Territorial do Brasil" (in Portuguese). Divisão Territorial do Brasil e Limites Territoriais, Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). July 1, 2008. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
  4. "Estimativas da população para 1º de julho de 2009" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Estimativas de População, Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). August 14, 2009. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
  5. "Ranking decrescente do IDH-M dos municípios do Brasil" (in Portuguese). Atlas do Desenvolvimento Humano, Programa das Nações Unidas para o Desenvolvimento (PNUD). 2000. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
  6. "Produto Interno Bruto dos Municípios 2002-2005" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). December 19, 2007. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
  7. "Brazilian referee beheaded by spectators after he fatally stabs player". July 6, 2013. Retrieved July 15, 2013.

Coordinates: 3°53′S 45°17′W / 3.883°S 45.283°W / -3.883; -45.283


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