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Sergipe

American  
[suhr-zhee-puh] / sərˈʒi pə /

noun

  1. a state in NE Brazil. 8,490 sq. mi. (21,990 sq. km). Aracajú.


Sergipe British  
/ serˈʒipi /

noun

  1. a state of NE Brazil: the smallest Brazilian state; a centre of resistance to Dutch conquest (17th century). Capital: Aracajú. Pop: 1 846 039 (2002). Area: 13 672 sq km (8492 sq miles)

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Police stopped Genivaldo de Jesus Santos, 38, in the street in the north-eastern city of Umbaúba, Sergipe state, on Wednesday.

From BBC • May 27, 2022

Brazil’s Federal Police released a statement Thursday that said they were investigating Santos’s death in the city of Umbaúba, in the northeastern state of Sergipe.

From Washington Post • May 26, 2022

A modest state championship game between Guarany-SE and Sergipe hit the headlines for all the wrong reasons in April.

From The Guardian • Dec. 31, 2012

The Bolsa de Valores Bahia Sergipe e Alagoas, known as Bovesba, could seek permission from regulators to start operations in the contract for difference, or CFD, markets, Valor said, citing executives.

From Reuters • Nov. 21, 2011

With the exception of Sergipe it is the smallest of the Brazilian states.

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