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

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	Brazil: Petrobras discovers reserves in Rio Grande Norte. News Wire article from: South American Business Information; 10/6/2004; 547 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: Petrobras doubles gas production in Rio Grande do Norte. News Wire article from: South American Business Information; 12/29/1999; 457 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: New fishing terminal in Rio Grande do Norte. News Wire article from: South American Business Information; 10/27/2004; 354 words ; ...Brazil will support the construction of a new fishing port terminal, estimated at R$34.7mil investments, in Rio Grande do Norte state, including the construction of three warehousing, two stores, an ice processing plant and a technical school...
	RIO GRANDE DO NORTE EXPORTS RISE 8.5% Newspaper article from: Info-Prod Research (Middle East); 3/19/2008; 414 words ; ...According to anba: The state of Rio Grande do Norte had an 8.5% increase in...government of the state of Rio Grande do Norte. The main product in the export...buyers of the product from Rio Grande do Norte. The increase was 50.4...