Rio Grande do Norte

American  

[ree-oo grahn-di doo nawr-ti] / ˈri ʊ ˈgrɑ̃ dɪ dʊ ˈnɔr tɪ /

noun

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

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Rio Grande do Norte British  

/ 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)

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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.

From Reuters • Sep. 1, 2023

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.

From Scientific American • May 12, 2023

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

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2023

The practice has spread from the fields of Oxfordshire in England to the sand dunes of Rio Grande do Norte in Brazil.

From New York Times • Sep. 24, 2022

Political considerations also led to the construction of similar lines in the states of Rio Grande do Norte, Parahyba, Alag�as, Sergipe, Espirito Santo, Paran�, Santa Catharina and Rio Grande do Sul.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" by Various