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Teresina (formerly written Theresina) is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Piauí and the only inland capital in the northeastern region of the country. The central part of the city is situated between the Parnaíba and Poti rivers, as a result, the city is sometimes referred to as the "Mesopotamia of the Northeast." Piauà is one of the states of Brazil, located in the northeastern part of the country, in the arid region of Sertão. ...
The Northeast Region, Brazil The Nordeste (Northeastern Brazil) is composed of the states of Alagoas, Bahia, Ceará, Maranhão, ParaÃba, Pernambuco, PiauÃ, Rio Grande do Norte and Sergipe. ...
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In the northern section of the city, the two rivers flow together and continue on toward the Atlantic. There is an environmental park at the confluence, with a viewing platform, which allows viewing from close range. Across the Parnaíba river from the capital lies the smaller city of Timon, and further still, the border of the state of Maranhão. The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest ocean, covering approximately one-fifth of the earths surface. ...
Maranhão is one of the states of Brazil in the north-eastern region. ...
The city of Teresina is home to over 752,000 inhabitants, distributed over an area of 1,680 km² (650 mi²). Its metropolitan area has about 996,000 inhabitants. The surrounding region is referred to as the Chapada do Corisco ("Flash Lightning Flatlands"): the capital city has the third-highest rate of occurrences of lightning in the world. The city was originally named Vila Nova do Poti, after the Poti river, and was later renamed Teresina in honor of the Empress Teresa Cristina, the wife of Dom Pedro II. The city has been the capital of the state since 1852, when it was founded by the governor of the province, José Saraiva, transferring the administrative headquarters of the province of Piaui from the city of Oeiras. Teresina was the first planned city in Brazil (earlier than the well-known planned capital city of Brasília, founded in 1960, and Belo Horizonte, capital of the state of Minas Gerais, founded in 1897); its design is said to be reminiscent of a chessboard. It is known as the "Green City" because of the countless mango trees that line its streets. Local crafts include ceramics. A monument depicts the legendary Cabeça de Cuia, a personality from local folklore. Lightning is a powerful natural electrostatic discharge produced during a thunderstorm. ...
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Piauí is one of the states of Brazil, located in the northeastern part of the country, in the arid region of Sertão. ...
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A New town or planned community or planned city is a city, town, or community that was designed from scratch, and grew up more or less following the plan. ...
BrasÃlia from space, November 1990 Niemeyers Cathedral BrasÃlia is the capital city of Brazil. ...
Belo Horizonte (a Portuguese name meaning beautiful horizon) is the third or fourth largest city in Brazil (after São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, and, by population within the city limits, Salvador. ...
Species About 35 species, including: Mangifera altissima Mangifera applanata Mangifera caesia Mangifera camptosperma Mangifera casturi Mangifera decandra Mangifera foetida Mangifera gedebe Mangifera griffithii Mangifera indica Mangifera kemanga Mangifera laurina Mangifera longipes Mangifera macrocarpa Mangifera mekongensis Mangifera odorata Mangifera pajang Mangifera pentandra Mangifera persiciformis Mangifera quadrifida Mangifera siamensis Mangifera similis Mangifera...
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Folklore is the body of verbal expressive culture, including tales, legends, oral history, proverbs, jokes, popular beliefs current among a particular population, comprising the oral tradition of that culture, subculture, or group. ...
As it is located near the Equator, high temperatures in Teresina vary between 26 and 40 degrees Celsius (79 to 104 degrees Fahrenheit) throughout the year, with the lowest temperatures occurring in the first 5 months of the year. The hottest time of the year is October through December. Humidity is high year-round, with a low of approxamately 40% and a high of about 90%, but is highest (80%-90%) from March to June. The equator is an imaginary circle drawn around a planet (or other astronomical object) at a distance halfway between the poles. ...
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