Teresina is the capital and most populous municipality in the
Brazilian state of Piauí. Being located in North-central Piauí 366 km from
the coast, it is the only capital in the Brazilian Northeast that is not
located on the shores of the Atlantic Ocean. With 814,439 inhabitants, Teresina
is the 19th largest city in Brazil, and the 15th largest state capital in the
country. Together with Timon in the nearby state of Maranhão, it forms a
conurbation with a population of about 953,172 inhabitants; the entire
metropolitan region of Teresina has over 1,135,920 inhabitants
