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Ceará

Ceará (sēurä') [key], state (1996 pop. 6,803,567), 57,149 sq mi (148,015 sq km), c.377,460 sq mi (145,700 sq km), NE Brazil, on the Atlantic Ocean. Fortaleza (sometimes called Ceará) is the capital. Formerly one of Brazil's poorest states, Ceará underwent massive reform in the late 1980s and 1990s, trimming government, attacking social problems, increasing investment, and promoting tourism.

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Ceara's diverse stone industry: located in the Northeast of Brazil, the state of Ceara is home to a broad range of exotic and traditional stone materials--as well as a range of stoneworking facilities.(Report from Brazil: Ceara) (Stone World)

Hope for the north-east. (Ceara state) (Survey of Brazil) (The Economist (US))

A large-scale quarrier in Ceara and beyond: in addition to the massive quarry for Ceara White granite in Ceara, Granistone operates a range of quarries for exotic materials in neighboring states.(Report from Brazil: Ceara) (Stone World)

Leading by example. (Parana, Ceara) (Survey of Brazil) (The Economist (US))

Rabies virus maintained by dogs in humans and terrestrial wildlife, Ceara State, Brazil.(DISPATCHES) (Emerging Infectious Diseases)

Exploring the quarries of Ceara: a vast range of quarry sites for exotic and traditional stone can be found among the hillsides, mountaintops and valleys of Ceara, Brazil.(Report from Brazil: Ceara) (Stone World)

Rabies in marmosets (Callithrix jacchus), Ceara, Brazil. (Dispatches). (Emerging Infectious Diseases)

3Com wins deals with Brazil's Empresa de Tecnologia da Informacao do Ceara.(CONTRACTS) (Gigabit/ATM)

A pioneer in Brazilian exotics: located in the state of Ceara, Brazil, near the city of Fortaleza, Granos S/A is well positioned as a quarrier and supplier of exotic slab materials.(Report from Brazil: Ceara)(Company overview) (Stone World)

Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Economico e Social, Brazil's state-owned development bank, earmarked US$67.2 million for Ceara state to expand capacity at Porto de Pecem, a shipping port.(BRAZIL) (Latin Trade)

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