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- proper noun State in north-eastern
Brazil which hasRecife as its capital.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a port city of northeastern Brazil on the Atlantic
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Examples
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Olívio mentions Graça Graúna, another indigenous writer, a poet, from the Northeast of Brazil, originally from Rio Grande do Norte State, but currently living in Pernambuco State.
Global Voices in English » Brazil: Indian writers and poets on the blogosphere 2009
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The name of Pernambuco, which is that of the captainship, is now generally applied to the capital, which consists of two parts; 1st, the city of Olinda, which was founded by the Portuguese, under Duarte Coelho
Journal of a Voyage to Brazil And Residence There During Part of the Years 1821, 1822, 1823 Maria Graham
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It is remarkable that in all the central regions of Africa visited, the cotton is that known as the Pernambuco variety.
The Last Journals of David Livingstone from 1865 to His Death Ed 1874
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It is remarkable that in all the central regions of Africa visited, the cotton is that known as the Pernambuco variety.
The Last Journals of David Livingstone, in Central Africa, from 1865 to His Death, Volume I (of 2), 1866-1868 David Livingstone 1843
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Beside this port of Bahia de todos los Santos there are 2 more principal ports on Brazil where European ships trade, namely Pernambuco and Rio de
A Voyage to New Holland William Dampier 1683
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Others, such as Pernambuco, had been restrained by their governors from doing so, until the Prince's edicts of the 21st of
Journal of a Voyage to Brazil And Residence There During Part of the Years 1821, 1822, 1823 Maria Graham
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In poor northeastern states such as Pernambuco, whose capital is coastal Recife, the construction boom is a glaring display of how an emerging middle class is thrusting Brazil -- once a chronic underperformer that struggled to live up to its potential -- toward developed-nation status.
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Deputy Sílvio Costa, from Pernambuco, was among those most disgusted at the accusations of misuse, saying that when he became a deputy, he was told he “could use the tickets even to go to the moon”.
Global Voices in English » Brazil: Fly me to the moon with public money 2009
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Carlos Sandroni is an ethnomusicologist at the University of Pernambuco.
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Carlos Sandroni is an ethnomusicologist at the University of Pernambuco.
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