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Paraíba (state) |
Coordinates: |
Lat: 07 15 00 S degrees minutes |
Lat: -7.2500 decimal degrees |
Long: 036 30 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -36.5000 decimal degrees |
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Note: Name is Tupí Amerindian meaning "arm of the river"; large scale slave labor site for sugar plantations begun in 16th cen.; since 18th cen., economy based on cotton production; industrialized in 1960s to accomodate textile & machinery production. |
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Paraíba (preferred,C,V,English)
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Paraíba (Portuguese)
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Paraíba (Spanish)
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Estado da Paraíba (C,V,O)
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Paraíba, Estado da (C,V)
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Parahyba (C,V)
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Parahyba do Norte (C,V)
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Parahiba do Norte (C,V)
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BR17 (C,U,FIPS)
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Estado de Paraíba (C,U,Spanish)
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Estado do Paraíba (C,U)
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Nordeste (region (geographic)) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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state (preferred, C) |
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first level subdivision (C) |
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agricultural land (C) |
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