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‖ terra roxa|ˈtɛrə ˈrɒʃə|
[Pg., = reddish-purple soil.]
A deep, humus-rich soil of a dark reddish-purple colour on the Paraná Plateau in southern Brazil.
1870C. F. Hartt Thayer Exped: Sci. Results Journey Brazil: Geol. & Physical Geogr. xvii. 514 The terra roxa of Campinas Paulo is..the continuation of the drift-paste of the higher lands and seaward slope of the serra. 1977Econ. Geogr. LIII. 78/2 Areas with larger concentrations of terra roxas, the soil of exceptional fertility for coffee, are usually associated with higher levels of production. |