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Rio Grande do Norte

Rio Grande do Norte , state (1996 pop. 2,415,567), 20,469 sq mi (53,015 sq km), NE Brazil, on the Atlantic Ocean. Natal is the capital.

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Rio Grande

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Rio Grande, Brazil, North America 1. Brazil: a river and a city‐port founded in 1737. Brazil has two states called Rio Grande do Norte ‘Big River of the North’ and Rio Grande do Sul ‘Big River of the South’.2. North America: a river which forms a large part of the border between the USA and Mexico. Its Spanish name means simply ‘Big River’ while in Mexico it is known as the Río Bravo ‘Wild River’.

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	BRAZIL: RIO GRANDE DO NORTE EXPORTS RISE 8.5%. Newspaper article from: IPR Strategic Business Information Database; 3/19/2008
	BRAZIL: PETROBRAS TO PRODUCE GASOLINE IN RIO GRANDE DO NORTE. Newspaper article from: IPR Strategic Business Information Database; 6/10/2008
	BRAZIL: BAHIA & RIO GRANDE DO NORTE TO EXPORT PAPAYA TO THE U.S. Newspaper article from: IPR Strategic Business Information Database; 12/11/2005

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	Brazil: Petrobras discovers reserves in Rio Grande Norte. Newspaper article from: South American Business Information; 10/5/2004; 515 words ; Brazil, Oct 05, 2004 (Jornal do Commercio/SABI via COMTEX) The...reserves in the Basin of Potiguar (Rio Grande do Norte state), where the group is partnered...in Argentina, in the province of Rio Gallegos, estimated at 50 m3 of oil...
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	Brazil: investments in Rio Grande do Norte's tourism will reach. Newspaper article from: South American Business Information; 11/19/1999; 465 words ; ...investments in the State of Rio Grande do Norte will amount to R$450mil over...years, private investments in Rio Grande do Norte's tourism amounted to R...considers developing projects in Rio Grande do Norte as of next year. Source...
	Investigators at University Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Department of Infectious Diseases publish new data on leptospirosis. Newspaper article from: Biotech Week; 11/19/2008; 700+ words ; ...farming region of the state of Rio Grande do Norte, an area in which outbreaks...colleagues, University Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Department of Infectious...Lacerda, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Dept. of ...
	Manganotantalite from the Alto do Giz area, Equador, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil Magazine article from: Mineralogical Record; 11/1/2002; ; 700+ words ; ...near Alto do Giz, Equador, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. INTRODUCTION Granitic...Parelhas-Equador area of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, are well-known...cassiterite pegmatites of Paraiba and Rio Grande do Norte, northeastern Brazil. ...
	Brazil: Petrobras doubles gas production in Rio Grande do Norte. Newspaper article from: South American Business Information; 12/29/1999; 417 words ; ...production in the State of Rio Grande do Norte to 6mil m3 per day. Besides...natural gas processing plant in Rio Grande do Norte. The new plant processes 3mil...of Paraiba, Pernambuco and Rio Grande do Norte. Source: Gazeta Mercantil...
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	Brazil : Rio Grande do Norte to start US$32mn road improvements in Mossoro. News Wire article from: TendersInfo; 7/31/2009; 424 words ; Byline: pinto03 Brazil's Rio Grande do Norte state governor Wilma de Faria has signed the contract...BR-304 is one of the main corridors connecting Rio Grande do Norte to Ceara state and much of the region's agricultural...