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(Encyclopedia) São PauloSão PaulosouN pouˈ l&oobreve; [key], state (1996 pop. 34,055,715), 95,713 sq mi (247,897 sq km), SE Brazil. It is Brazil's most populous and economically important state.…São Caetano do Sul
(Encyclopedia) São Caetano do SulSão Caetano do SulsouN kītäˈn&oomacr; ᵺ&oobreve; s&oomacr;l [key], city (1996 pop. 140,808), São Paulo state, SE Brazil, an industrial suburb southeast of…Santo André
(Encyclopedia) Santo AndréSanto Andrésänˈt&oobreve; ändrĕˈ [key], city (1996 pop. 625,294), São Paulo state, S Brazil, a suburb of São Paulo. The city houses the offices of many international…Santos
(Encyclopedia) SantosSantossänˈt&oomacr;s [key], city (1996 pop. 412,288), São Paulo state, SE Brazil, on the island of São Vicente in the Atlantic just off the mainland. It is 40 mi (64 km) SE…Mogi das Cruzes
(Encyclopedia) Mogi das CruzesMogi das Cruzesm&oobreve;zhēˈ däs kr&oomacr;ˈzəs [key], city (1996 pop. 314,947), São Paulo state, SE Brazil, on the Tietê River. It is an industrial center and…Mendes da Rocha, Paulo Archias
(Encyclopedia) Mendes da Rocha, Paulo Archias, 1928-2021, Brazilian architect, b. Vitoria, Brazil, Mackenzie Presbyterian Univ. (B.Arch., 1954).…Paraíba, river, Brazil
(Encyclopedia) Paraíba or Paraíba do SulParaíba do Suld&oobreve; s&oomacr;l [key], river, c.650 mi (1,050 km) long, rising as the Paraitinga in the Serra do Mar, São Paulo state, SE Brazil.…Quadros, Jânio da Silva
(Encyclopedia) Quadros, Jânio da SilvaQuadros, Jânio da Silvazhäˈny&oobreve; dä sēlˈvə kwäˈdr&oobreve;s [key], 1917–92, president of Brazil (Jan.–Aug., 1961). A schoolteacher and lawyer, he…Rio Grande, river, Brazil
(Encyclopedia) Rio Grande, name of several rivers of Brazil. The largest rises in S Minas Gerais state, SE Brazil, and flows c.650 mi (1,050 km) NW to the Paranaíba River, with which it forms the…Furnas Dam
(Encyclopedia) Furnas Dam, c.390 ft (120 m) high, at the junction of the Rio Grande and Sapucaí rivers, SE Brazil, in Minas Gerais state; completed 1962. It has a 620-sq mi (1,606-sq km) reservoir.…Trending
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