Pernambuco (pərnəmb
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), state (1991 pop. 7,127,855), 37,946 sq mi (98,280 sq km), NE Brazil, on the Atlantic Ocean. The capital is Recife Recife [Port.,=reef], city (1991 pop. 1,298,229), capital of Pernambuco state, NE Brazil, a port on the Atlantic Ocean. It is also called Pernambuco by foreigners. The chief urban center of NE Brazil, it lies partly on the mainland and partly on an island.
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Pernambuco
Pernambuco
`k), state (1991 pop. 7,127,855), 37,946 sq mi (98,280 sq km), NE Brazil, on the Atlantic Ocean. The capital is Recife Recife [Port.,=reef], city (1991 pop. 1,298,229), capital of Pernambuco state, NE Brazil, a port on the Atlantic Ocean. It is also called Pernambuco by foreigners. The chief urban center of NE Brazil, it lies partly on the mainland and partly on an island...... Click the link for more information. (also called Pernambuco).
Pernambuco
1. a state of NE Brazil, on the Atlantic: consists of a humid coastal plain rising to a high inland plateau. Capital: Recife. Pop.: 8 084 667 (2002). Area: 98 280 sq. km (37 946 sq. miles)
2. the former name of Recife
Pernambuco
a state in northeastern Brazil. Area, 98,300 sq km. Population, 5,200,000 (1970). The capital and economic center is Recife. The coastal region has sugar-cane plantations, and there is livestock raising for meat. The plateau region of the state is primarily pastureland used for raising livestock, chiefly cattle. Phosphorites are mined in Pernambuco, and there is food-processing, textile, chemical, cement, and paper industries.
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