Piauí

[pyou-ee]

noun

1. a state in NE Brazil. 96,860 sq. mi. (250,870 sq. km). Teresina.

Piauí

/ pjaˈui /

noun

1. a state of NE Brazil, on the Atlantic: rises to a semiarid plateau, with the more humid Paranaíba valley in the west Capital: Teresina. Pop: 2 898 223 (2002). Area: 250 934 sq km (96 886 sq miles)