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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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Local authorities in Sergipe state, in northeast Brazil, also reported a fatality.

From BBC • Dec. 2, 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

With Sergipe leading 1-0 in the dying stages, Guarany goalkeeper Acássio went forward for a corner, ending up marooned as Sergipe broke away seconds later.

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

As early as 1575 a settlement had been made in Sergipe, but the great expansion over northern Brazil began under the rule of Philip's first governor-general.

From The South American Republics Part I of II by Dawson, Thomas C.