Rio Grande do Norte

[ree-oo grahn-di doo nawr-ti]

noun

1. a state in E Brazil. 20,464 sq. mi. (53,000 sq. km). Natal.

Rio Grande do Norte

/ ˈriu ˈɡrəndi du ˈnɔrti /

noun

1. a state of NE Brazil, on the Atlantic: much of it is semiarid plateau. Capital: Natal. Pop: 2 852 784 (2002). Area: 53 014 sq km (20 469 sq miles)

Example Sentences

Talking to supporters at an event in Rio Grande do Norte state, Lula, 77, said he will have the surgery after hosting his Vietnamese counterpart on Sept. 26.

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Two of the universities, the State University of Campinas and the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, are public, even though Brazil, like the United States, is a constitutionally secular state.

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For the third night, gang members set buses ablaze and carried out gun attacks on buildings in urban areas in Rio Grande do Norte state.

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Several cities in Rio Grande do Norte have suspended public transport and closed schools in the wake of the violence.

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The Pitbull brothers were born and raised in Rio Grande do Norte, a state in north-east Brazil.

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