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  Rio Grande do Norte - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rio Grande do Norte is dominated by its coastline.
Fruit is also grown in Rio Grande do Norte, with the state supplying 70% of Brazil's melons, and the state is famed for its mango and cashew fields.
Rio Grande do Norte at Embassy of Brazil in London (in English)
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 Natal, Rio Grande do Norte - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Natal is the capital city of Rio Grande do Norte, a north eastern state in Brazil.
Last century, Natal benefited from the growth of the industries of salt (the north of Rio Grande do Norte is the largest producer in Brazil) and petroleum (the largest inland Brazilian reserves are in the State).
The fishing industry is strong (shark cartilage being a major export to Japan) as is the cultivation of tropical fruit, especially mangos, guavas, and cashews (the fruit and the nuts).
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 Rio Grande - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Use of that belonging to the US is regulated by the Rio Grande Compact, an interstate pact between Colorado, New Mexico and Texas.
The Rio Grande rises in high mountains and flows for much of its length at high elevation; El Paso is 1147 m (3762 feet) above sea level.
In New Mexico the river flows through the Rio Grande Rift from one sediment-filled basin to another, cutting canyons between the basins and supporting a fragile bosque ecosystem in its floodplain.
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 Brazil - BRAZZIL - Rio Grande Norte's Unspoiled Beaches - Information on Brazil, Travel, and Tourism - May 1999
The small and rocky beaches of Tibaú do Sul—Praia da Madeira, Praia da Cancela and Praia da Pipa—are said to be among the finest in Rio Grande de Norte.
Natal, the capital of Rio Grande do Norte, is a clean, bright city which is being developed at top speed into the beach capital of the Northeast.
Natal is on a peninsula flanked to the north by the Rio Potenji and the south by Atlantic reefs and beaches.
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 Rio Grande do Norte on Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Manganotantalite from the Alto do Giz area, Equador, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil.
Mineralogy of the Boqueiraozinho pegmatite: Parelhas Rio Grande do Norte Brazil.
Cetepla Tecnometal, Brazil, has signed a contract with the state of Rio Grande do Norte for a light rail feasibility study in Natal.
www.encyclopedia.com /html/R/RioG1rndN1rt.asp   (347 words)

  
 Search Results for "Rio ... do Norte"
Rio Grande do Norte, (re´oo gran´di thoo nor´ti) (KEY), state (1996 pop.
Rio Grande do Norte state, NE Brazil, just above the mouth of the Potengi River.
The most important is the Rio Salado del Norte (c.1,250 mi/2,010 km long), rising in the Andes near Salta,...
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 Handbook of Texas Online: RIO GRANDE
The Rio Grande was finally recognized by Mexico as the Texas boundary in the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.
Depending on how it is measured, the Rio Grande is the twenty-second longest river in the world and the fourth or fifth longest in North America.
In 1980 Ciudad Juárez was the largest city on the Rio Grande as well as on the international boundary, and El Paso, Texas, was the second largest city on the border.
www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/view/RR/rnr5.html   (2011 words)

  
 Rio Grande
The Rio Grande, the fifth longest river of North America and the 20th longest in the world, forms the entire border between the U.S. state of Texas and Mexico (in which country it is known as the Río Bravo del Norte).
Spanish RÍO GRANDE DEL NORTE, or (in Mexico) RÍO BRAVO, or RÍO BRAVO DEL NORTE, one of the longest rivers of North America, flowing 1,760 miles (2,830 km) from its sources in the southern Rocky Mountains of southwestern Colorado to the Gulf of Mexico and marking the entire border between Texas (U.S.) and Mexico.
The principal tributaries of the Rio Grande are the Pecos, Devils, Chama, and Puerco rivers in the United States and the Conchos, Salado, and San Juan in Mexico.
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 Rio Grande do Norte --  Encyclopædia Britannica
Primarily an agricultural state, Paraíba is bounded by the states of Rio Grande do Norte on the north, Ceará; on the west, and Pernambuco on the south and by the Atlantic Ocean on the east.
A river whose waters are vital to its dry basin, the Rio Grande rises in the San Juan Mountains of southwestern Colorado and flows for 1,885 miles (3,035 kilometers) to the Gulf of Mexico.
From its source, the Rio Grande travels southward through central New Mexico before angling southeastward for some 1,250 miles (2,010 kilometers) to form the boundary between Texas and...
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 Some History of Peace Corps in Rio Grande do Norte
One of the earliest volunteers in Rio Grande do Norte was Barbara Pugh (Mossoro, 66-68).
PCVs were in Rio Grande do Norte (RN) during 1969-79; there was a PC State Office in Natal for many years, although volunteers often went to Recife or Joao Pessoa for help.
Probably the most famous RPCV in Rio Grande do Norte is David Knolls (Acu), who became one of the largest vegetable/fruit growers in the entire region.
www.expcvsbrazil.com /states/rn/history_rn/rnhistory.htm   (612 words)

  
 Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, and Natal, its capital city: travel guide
Rio Grande do Norte is the Portuguese for "Long River of the North"; notice that Brazil has also an State called Rio Grande do Sul.
Except for the eastern coast, the State of Rio Grande do Norte is in the semi-arid zone, meaning that rains are scarce and irregulars.
Because of climate and soil, the culture of sugar cane in the State, during the colonial times, was restricted to just the southern half of the eastern coast (up until Goianinha); a consequence is that the influence of fl people is felt less intensely than in Paraíba, Pernambuco and Bahia.
www.v-brazil.com /tourism/rio-grande-do-norte   (208 words)

  
 Transportation in Rio Grande do Norte
BR-101 South goes from Paraíba (actually, this road comes all the way from Rio Grande do Sul, in the south of Brazil, following the coast) until the south of Natal; there are sugar-cane farms beside this part of the road, so expect traffic of trucks.
A new airport is being constructed in the city of São Gonçalo do Amarante; scheduled to be opened in 2009, this will be the largest cargo airport in Latin America; read this press release, in Portuguese, about the airport of São Gonçalo do Amarante.
The railways of Rio Grande do Norte were sold (chartered) to private companies in 1998.
www.natal-brazil.com /maps/transportation.html   (396 words)

  
 Rio Grande do Norte
Until the late 1980s, the small state of Rio Grande do Norte and its capital, Natal, were sleepy, conservative backwaters rarely visited by tourists.
One big difference between Rio Grande do Norte and the states to the south is in its landscape, for this is where the Northeastern sugar belt finally peters out, drastically changing both history and landscape.
The interior of Rio Grande do Norte is flatter than the sertão of the states to the south, plains of scrubby caatinga and cacti only rarely broken up by hills or rocky escarpments.
www.pacificislandtravel.com /south_america/brazil/about_destin/riograndedonorte.html   (1124 words)

  
 UFO in the Rio Grande do Norte   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
The Diario de Natal Newspaper released on july 06, that a UFO was filmed.
The place was the city of Jardim das Piranhas, Rio Grande do Norte.
The young cameraman sad that the thing a white orb and them became red, with a green circle around the hole, that chaneged it's colors.
www.ufoinfo.com /news/rio_grande.html   (275 words)

  
 RIO GRANDE DO NORTE   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
The state of Rio Grande do Norte forms the "hump" of South America - the point in Brazil nearest to Africa.
The trolley system was constructed by Bromberg and Hacker Co. of São Paulo, an agent for Siemens-Schuckertwerke of Berlin, the first five cars were built by Falkenried of Hamburg, and operator was the Empreza de Melhoramentos do Natal.
The Natal tramway system was the northernmost in Brazil to be acquired by the U.S. corporation, Electric Bond and Share: the Companhia Força e Luz Nordeste do Brasil purchased both the Natal tramway and the streetcar lines in Maceió, state of Alagoas, in September 1930.
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 Three hundred and sixty five days of sunshine and an average annual temperature of 26º C make Rio Grande do Norte a ...
Despite its many attractions, tourism only really developed in Rio Grande do Norte during the 1980s, with the construction in the state capital, Natal, of the Via Costeira, an eight kilometre avenue running along the coast where the city's main hotels and restaurants are situated.
The 92 year-old tree is to be found on the beach at Pirangi do Norte, 24 kilometres from Natal, and is the world's largest cashew tree with a circumference of 500 metres, occupying an area of 7,300 m2.
Pirangi do Norte is situated in Parnamirim, a city on which artisan lace production is centred.
www.luacheia.com.br /ingles/natal.htm   (1229 words)

  
 Rio Grande do Norte   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Rio Grande do Norte cuisine is based on food and seafood.
Rio Grande do Norte has several types of beaches, some of them with dunes where you can drive a special car, the buggies, or hire a guide.
Rio Grande do Norte is also famous for its White Coast, that houses saltworks and large
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 Rio Grande Do Norte: Insights on rio   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
DEL NORTE, Michael Medina, held without bail on suspicion of murder in the May 21 death of his infant son, is under a suicide watch, according to Rio Grande County Sheriff Brian Norton.
Timezone: GMT -3 ISO 3166-2: BR-RN Governor: Wilma Maria de Faria Map Rio Grande do Norte is one of the states of Brazil, located in the northeastern part of the country, on the edge of the South...
The Best Western Rio Grande Inn is a first class hotel located in the heart of Albuquerque near it's historic Old Town Plaza the center of the cities social life since 1706 This hotel blends in with the nearby Santa Fe style and architecture so famous in...
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 Brazil - Brasil - BRAZZIL - News from Brazil - Pipa Beach, Rio Grande do Norte - Brazilian Travel - March 2003
I have seen most of the Northeast and the place where all of these pleasures to be found for true nature lovers is the small town called Pipa (say peepa).
This charming little town of about 3000 inhabitants lies 50 miles south of Natal the state capital of Rio Grande Do Norte.
The most popular one is Boate dos Calangos for dancing or drinks, but don't go there before 11 pm.
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 Hotel Listings & Destination Guide for South America - Brazil - Northeast - Rio ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Rio Branco", "Cidade Alta" and "Ribeira" are the most common.
Natal's main thoroughfare is the Avenida Rio Branco, which runs past the oldest part of the city, Cidade Alta, and terminates just to the right of a scruffy square, Praça Augusto Severo, site of the useful local bus station.
From Cidade Alta, roads descend straight to the city beaches of Praia do Forte, Praia do Meio and Praia dos Artistas, and the coastal road to the southern beaches.
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 Map of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
The capital of Rio Grande do Norte is the city of Natal, in the eastern coast.
Except for a narrow (few kilometers wide) ribbon along the eastern coast, most of Rio Grande do Norte is in the semi-arid zone, with high temperatures and little to moderate rain.
Natal was built in a transition zone: the south of Natal was once covered by the Atlantic Forest, while to the north the semi-arid is more visible (the dunes of Natal being the most visible trace).
www.v-brazil.com /tourism/rio-grande-do-norte/map-rio-grande-do-norte.html   (315 words)

  
 South American Business Information: Brazil: investments in Rio Grande do Norte's tourism will reach.@ HighBeam Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
According to Banco do Nordeste, private tourism investments in the State of Rio Grande do Norte will amount to R$450mil over the next 2 years, including hotels and restaurants construction and the new travel agencies that will be opened in the state, mainly in Natal.
Over the past 3 years, private investments in Rio Grande do Norte's tourism amounted to R$53mil.
Ten new hotels and inns were opened in Natal last year and other 8 ones will be opened in the state over the next 2 years.The most important project will be the construction of a hotels complex in Pitangui, which...
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 Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | Controversy engulfs plan to bring water to Brazil's arid north-east
The Rio Sao Francisco project is intended to provide irrigation water for millions of impoverished farmers and drinking water for communities in a region which has experienced more than 70 droughts in the past 150 years.
The water, estimated at about 1% of the Sao Francisco's flow, will then be pumped into 435 miles of canals which are planned to irrigate the states of Ceara, Rio Grande do Norte, Pernambuco and Paraiba.
Critics of the project, which is not supported by the World Bank or foreign backers, do not contest the need for drought relief in the region but say this plan will be socially divisive and environmentally dubious.
www.guardian.co.uk /brazil/story/0,12462,1507529,00.html   (651 words)

  
 Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil current local time from WorldTimeServer.com
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 Cia Energetica do Rio Grande Norte - COSERN Company Profile - CSRN3 BRAZIL Market Size, Market Share and Demand Forecast
Cia Energetica do Rio Grande Norte - COSERN(COSERN).
The Group serves 167 counties in the state of Rio Grande do Norte and it has the concession until 2027.
Cia Energetica do Rio Grande Norte - COSERN
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