Pernambuco

(ˌpɜːnəmˈbjuːkəʊ; Portuguese pernəmˈbuku) n1. (Placename) 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. (Placename) the former name of Recife

Per•nam•bu•co

(ˌpɜr nəmˈbu koʊ)

n. 1. a state in NE Brazil. 7,404,559; 38,000 sq. mi. (98,420 sq. km). Cap.: Recife. 2. former name of Recife.

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Pernambuco - a port city of northeastern Brazil on the AtlanticRecifeBrasil, Brazil, Federative Republic of Brazil - the largest Latin American country and the largest Portuguese speaking country in the world; located in the central and northeastern part of South America; world's leading coffee exporter

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(pərnəmbo͞o`ko͝o), state (1991 pop. 7,127,855), 37,946 sq mi (98,280 sq km), NE Brazil, on the Atlantic Ocean. The capital is RecifeRecife
[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

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.

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

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noun a port city of northeastern Brazil on the Atlantic

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