Viana is a region in (Brazil) state of Maranhão in the Northeast region of Brazil.
Languages The Gamela language was spoken in Viana.Nimuendajú, Curt. 1937. The Gamella Indians. Primitive Man 10. 58-71.
Gamella is spoken by thousands of people. The official language is Brazilian Portuguese, the language of Brazil.
Viana's Portuguese accent is reminiscent of Nordestino Portuguese. and varieties heard in Porto and Coimbra in Portugal, specifically the " s", sound at the end and middle of words is pronounced as a "sh" sound. It is called chiado in Portuguese.
When Europeans came to Viana, them brought this chiado. In the first years of colonization, gamellas learned other European languages, including French, Latin, and Greek.
Geography The municipality contains a small part of the Baixada Maranhense Environmental Protection Area, a sustainable use conservation unit created in 1991 that has been a Ramsar Site since 2000.
See also List of municipalities in Maranhão
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