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Teresina, Brazil
Teresina, Brazil

Teresina

Brazil
Also known as: Therezina
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Teresina, city, capital of PiauĆ­ estado (state), northeastern Brazil. The city lies along the ParnaĆ­ba River (there bridged to Timon in MaranhĆ£o state), 220 miles (354 km) upstream from the Atlantic port of ParnaĆ­ba. Founded in 1852 as the new capital of PiauĆ­, it was originally named Therezina for the Brazilian empress Teresa Cristina. Since then, it has become the chief commercial centre of the middle ParnaĆ­ba River valley and has textile plants, sugar refineries, distilleries, soap factories, and sawmills. Teresina exports cattle, hides, goat skins, carnauba wax, babassu palm oil, feijĆ£o (beans), rice, cotton, and cassava (manioc). The city boasts a sizable football (soccer) stadium.

To alleviate the areaā€™s annual six-month drought, the Brazilian government has dug wells and built dams to trap water during the rainy months to keep the waterways flowing during arid times. A highway and a railroad lead to SĆ£o LuĆ­s, 200 miles (320 km) northwest. Shallow-draft riverboats can navigate northward to ParnaĆ­ba, and the city has a commercial airport. Pop. (2010) 814,230.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Jeff Wallenfeldt.
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