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Parnaíba (pərnīē`bə), river c.800 mi (1,290 km) long, rising in the highlands of NE Brazil. It flows generally north, forming the boundary between Maranhão and Piauí states, and enters the Atlantic Ocean through a delta near the town of Parnaíba, which is the shipping center for the valley; Teresina is the chief upstream city. Much of the river is navigable, although it is filled with rapids. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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1) based on the experiences of the slaves and small farmers of Santana de Parnaiba in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Metcalf, Family and Frontier in Colonial Brazil: Santana de Parnaiba, 1580-1822 (Berkeley, 1992); and John M. For a Brazilian case in which families favored daughters in the attempt to maintain the family patrimony, see Alida Metcalf, "Families of Planters, Peasants, and Slaves: Strategies for Survival in Santana de Parnaiba, Brazil, 1720-1820" (Dissertation, University of Texas at Austin, 1983). |
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