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Pernambuco

[pur-nuhm-byoo-koh, -boo-, per-nahm-boo-koo]

noun

  1. a state in northeastern Brazil. 38,000 sq. mi. (98,420 sq. km). Recife.

  2. former name of Recife.



Pernambuco

/ pernəmˈbuku, ˌpɜːnəmˈbjuːkəʊ /

noun

  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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He is believed to have died six days after their arrest, at a military facility in the nearby state of Pernambuco.

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Souza says he left Brazil in 2022, after spending almost a decade at the Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, because of a lack of investment in the university’s infrastructure and research.

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His new solo record, “Y’Y,” out Friday, sees him travel out of Pernambuco and into the Amazon, where the sounds of birds, water and rustling leaves lend themselves to polyrhythmic compositions reminiscent of the rainforest.

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Nara Pavão, who teaches political science at the Federal University of Pernambuco, said that Wednesday’s vote by lawmakers was an important move toward accountability “even though it is symbolic.”

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Nine years later, he netted another for Brazil in a 6-1 win against a selection from the Northeastern state of Pernambuco.

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