🏛️ João Lisboa Square

João Lisboa Square, fully known as Praça João Francisco de Lisboa, is a public square in the city of São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil. It is one of the oldest squares in the city, and the site of numerous historical events of the city and state. It was originally named Largo do Carmo, a reference to the large Church and Convent of Mount Carmel complex adjacent to the square. It was renamed Praça João Lisboa in honor of journalist and writer João Francisco Lisboa in 1901.