Piauí

American  

[pyou-ee] / pyaʊˈi /

noun

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

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Piauí British  

/ 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)

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Example Sentences

Workers in Brazil's poor north-eastern state of Piauí rely on harvesting wax from carnauba palm trees to earn a living.

From BBC

Seven cars are driving in convoy across Piauí's arid landscape known as the Caatinga - sparse, often thorny vegetation on dusty, dry land.

From BBC

Carnauba palm trees are scattered all over Piauí, the world's biggest producer of the wax, and several neighbouring states.

From BBC

"The companies we investigate that transform the carnauba powder into wax and sell it to the multinationals, I guarantee you that despite signing social responsibility commitments, they don't care like they should," says Federal Police investigator Milena Caland, who is based in Piauí.

From BBC

The Transnordestina was designed to carry commodities like soy, corn, iron ore and gypsum from the state of Piaui north to the northern port of Pecem and east to the port of Suape.

From Reuters