São Vicente Ferrer, Maranhão

São Vicente Ferrer is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Maranhão. It is located at 2°53'39" S latitude, 44°52'49" W longitude at an elevation of 16 meters. In 2004, its estimated populations was 19,448 inhabitants.

Important People

On December 15th, 1980, São Vicente Ferrer became the birthplace of Mestre Raimundo Irineu Serra, founder of the Santo Daime religion. Born to Sanches Serra and Joana Assunção, the young Irineu stayed in São Vicente Ferrer until he left for the Amazon at age 20 in 1910. His nephew, Daniel Serra, returned with his family to live in São Vicente Ferrer in 2006; formally inaugurating the Santo Daime center "Estrela Brilhante" (Bright Star), on March 22, 2010. [1]


  1. ↑ "The Juramidam Family - Santo Daime - Mestre Irineu". afamiliajuramidam.org. Retrieved 2016-04-28.
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