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Ipiranga
(Encyclopedia) IpirangaIpirangaēpērängˈgə [key], stream flowing near the city of São Paulo, Brazil. On its banks the regent Pedro (later Emperor Pedro I) issued the Grito do Ipiranga, the declaration…Jundiaí
(Encyclopedia) JundiaíJundiaízh&oomacr;ndyīˈ [key], city (1996 pop. 293,237), São Paulo state, S Brazil, on the Jundiaí River. It is an agricultural and industrial center. Among its products are…Piracicaba
(Encyclopedia) PiracicabaPiracicabapērəsēkäˈbə [key], city (1996 pop. 302,605), São Paulo state, SE Brazil, on the Piracicaba River. It is the processing center of a rich agricultural region where…Sorocaba
(Encyclopedia) SorocabaSorocabas&oobreve;r&oobreve;käˈbə [key], city (1996 pop. 431,370), São Paulo state, S Brazil, on the Sorocaba River. It is a transportation hub and a manufacturing…Anchieta, José de
(Encyclopedia) Anchieta, José deAnchieta, José dezh&oobreve;zĕˈ dĭ ənshēāˈtä [key], 1530–97, Brazilian Jesuit missionary, b. Canary Islands of Spanish parents. A tireless traveler and pioneer, he…São Vicente
(Encyclopedia) São VicenteSão VicentesouN vēsĕnˈtĭ [key], city (1996 pop. 279,620), São Paulo state, SE Brazil, off the mainland on an island in the Atlantic. It was the first permanent Portuguese…Paranaguá
(Encyclopedia) ParanaguáParanaguápərənəgwäˈ [key], city (1991 pop. 88,163), Paraná state, SE Brazil, on the Atlantic Ocean. It is the port for Curitiba, to which it is linked by rail and highway.…Ribeirão Prêto
(Encyclopedia) Ribeirão PrêtoRibeirão PrêtorēbārouNˈ prāˈtō [key], city (1996 pop. 452,804), São Paulo state, SE Brazil. The former “coffee capital” of Brazil, the city grew during the late 19th cent…Florianópolis
(Encyclopedia) Florianópolis Florianópolis fl&oobreve;rēənôˈp&oobreve;lēs [key], city, capital of Santa…Campinas
(Encyclopedia) Campinas Campinas kəmpēˈnəs [key], city, São Paulo state, S Brazil. It is a growing industrial…Trending
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