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Parnamirim
Parnamirim is a Municipalities of Brazil, Brazilian municipality in the States of Brazil, state of Rio Grande do Norte, located 17 kilometers south of the state capital, Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Natal. Part of the Greater Natal, Natal Metropolitan Region, it covers an area of 124 km² and had a population of inhabitants according to the 2022 Brazilian Census, as reported by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), making it the third most populous municipality in the state, following Natal and Mossoró, and the List of cities in Brazil by population, 115th in Brazil. Conurbation, Conurbated with the capital, bordering it to the north, Parnamirim is experiencing significant economic growth, particularly in the real estate sector. Emancipated from Natal in 1958, Parnamirim is internationally recognized as the "Trampoline of Victory" due to its historical ties to World War II, when it served as the site of the American airbase ''Parnamirim Field''. Its strategic ...
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Parnamirim Field
Augusto Severo International Airport , originally called Parnamirim Airport, was the civilian airport that served Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Brazil, located in the adjoining municipality of Parnamirim. Starting on November 24, 1951, the airport was named after the aviator Augusto Severo de Albuquerque Maranhão (1864-1902). On May 31, 2014, all domestic and international flights were moved to the new Greater Natal International Airport, Gov. Aluízio Alves International Airport, and Augusto Severo was closed for civil aviation. Some of its facilities were shared with the Natal Air Force Base of the Brazilian Air Force. History Before World War II Air France operated a mail service with flying boats and landplanes across the Atlantic from Dakar which routed via Natal. Parnamirim was a combination land and marine airport also used by Pan American World Airways and Panair do Brasil flying boats. In 1940 and 1941 the Italian airline LATI (airline), L.A.T.I. operated a wee ...
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Natal, Rio Grande Do Norte
Natal (), literally ''Christmas'' or ''natal'' ("birth") is the capital and largest city of the States of Brazil, state of Rio Grande do Norte, located in Northeast Region, Brazil, northeastern Brazil. According to Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, IBGE's 2022 estimate, the city had a total population of 751,300, making it the 24th largest city in the country. Natal is a major tourist destination and an exporting hub of crustaceans, carnauba wax, sugarcane, sugarcane products and fruits, mostly melon, watermelon, and papaya. Natal is Brazil's closest city to Africa and Europe, its Greater Natal International Airport connects the city with many Brazilian destinations and also operates some international flights. The city was one of the host cities of the 2014 FIFA World Cup. History The Brazilian coast has long been home to indigenous peoples, generally members of the Tupian languages, Tupi language family. While written records do not exist, archeological evi ...
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Barreira Do Inferno Launch Center
The Barreira do Inferno Launch Center (, ) is a Spaceport, rocket launch base of the Brazilian Space Agency. It was created in 1965, and is located near Ponta Negra beach, near Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, the capital of the state of Rio Grande do Norte. It has been used for 233 launches from 1965 to 2007, reaching up to 1100 kilometers in altitude. It provides Radar tracker, tracking support for launches from the Alcântara Launch Center and Guiana Space Centre. Launches The following rockets have been launched from CLBI: *Loki-Dart Sounding Rocket, Loki-Dart *Nike-Cajun *Orion (rocket), Orion *Nike-Apache *Aerobee 150 *Argo D-4 Javelin, Javelin *Nike-Tomahawk *Black Brant (rocket)#Black Brant IV, Black Brant 4A *Nike-Iroquois *Boosted Dart *ARCAS#Super Arcas, Super Arcas *Rocketsonde *Black Brant (rocket)#Black Brant V, Black Brant 5C *Black Brant (rocket)#Black Brant IV, Black Brant 4B *Paiute Tomahawk *PESL *Castor Lance *Black Brant (rocket)#Black Brant VIII, Black Br ...
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Rio Grande Do Norte
Rio Grande do Norte (, , ) is one of the states of Brazil. It is located in the northeastern region of the country, forming the northeasternmost tip of the South American continent. The name literally translates as "Great Northern River", referring to the mouth of the Potenji River. The state is divided into 167 municipalities and the capital and largest city is Natal. The state has 410 km (254 mi) of sandy beach A beach is a landform alongside a body of water which consists of loose particles. The particles composing a beach are typically made from Rock (geology), rock, such as sand, gravel, shingle beach, shingle, pebbles, etc., or biological s ...es and contains Rocas Atoll, the only atoll in the Atlantic Ocean. The main economic activity is tourism, followed by the extraction of petroleum (the second largest producer in the country), agriculture, fruit growing and extraction of minerals, including considerable production of seasalt, among other econ ...
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Greater Natal
The Greater Natal (lit. ''Grande Natal'', officially ''Natal Metropolitan Region'', lit. ''Região Metropolitana de Natal'') is a metropolitan area located in Rio Grande do Norte state in Brazil. It consists of nine municipalities, including the capital, Natal. The metropolitan area of Natal is known as a historical, cultural and economic center of state, with a total population of 1,263 million inhabitants. The region was first officially defined on January 16, 1997. Only a few municipalities show a high level of agglomeration — namely, Natal-Parnamirim Parnamirim is a Municipalities of Brazil, Brazilian municipality in the States of Brazil, state of Rio Grande do Norte, located 17 kilometers south of the state capital, Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Natal. Part of the Greater Natal, Natal Metropoli ... and Natal- São Gonçalo do Amarante. The state government's greatest challenge is connecting all the cities in the metropolitan area by bus. There is a plan called "Via Metropo ...
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List Of Cities In Brazil By Population
Brazil has a high level of urbanization with 87.8% of the population residing in Urban area, urban and Metropolitan area, metropolitan areas. The criteria used by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, IBGE (Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics) in determining whether households are urban or rural, however, are based on political divisions, not on the developed environment. Its most populous city is São Paulo. Nowadays, the country has 5,571 cities, with 5,569 municipalities plus the capital (Brasília) and the Fernando de Noronha, Island of Fernando de Noronha. With two exceptions, the state capitals are all the largest cities in their respective states: Florianópolis, the capital of Santa Catarina (state), Santa Catarina is its second-largest city after Joinville, while Vitória, Espírito Santo, Vitória is only the fourth-largest city in Espírito Santo, although it is located in that state's largest Greater Vitória, metropolitan area. Most populo ...
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Mossoró
Mossoró () is a Municipalities of Brazil, Brazilian municipality in the interior of the States of Brazil, state of Rio Grande do Norte, recognized as the capital of the Brazilian semi-arid region. Covering an area of approximately , it is the largest municipality in the state by area, located 281 kilometers from the state capital, Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Natal. With a population of 264,577 inhabitants according to the 2022 demographic census, it ranks as the second most populous city in Rio Grande do Norte, after the capital, the most populous in the state's interior, and the List of cities in Brazil by population, 108th in Brazil. Situated between two state capitals, Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Natal and Fortaleza, both connected by the BR-304 (Brazil highway), BR-304 highway that bypasses the municipality, Mossoró is one of the main cities in the Northeast's interior and is experiencing significant economic and infrastructural growth. It is one of the most attractive citie ...
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Conurbation
A conurbation is a region consisting of a number of metropolises, cities, large towns, and other urban areas which, through population growth and physical expansion, have merged to form one continuous urban or industrially developed area. In most cases, a conurbation is a wikt:polycentric, polycentric urbanised area in which transportation has developed to link areas. They create a single urban labour economics, labour market or travel to work area. Conurbations often emerged in coal-mining regions during the period of the Industrial Revolution. Patrick Geddes coined the term in his book ''Cities in Evolution'' (1915). He drew attention to the ability of the new technology at the time of electric power and motorised transport to allow cities to spread and agglomerate together, and gave as examples "West Midlands conurbation, Midlandton" in England, the Ruhr in Germany, Randstad in the Netherlands, and the Northeast megalopolis, Northeastern Seaboard in the United States. For cens ...
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World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the world's countries participated, with many nations mobilising all resources in pursuit of total war. Tanks in World War II, Tanks and Air warfare of World War II, aircraft played major roles, enabling the strategic bombing of cities and delivery of the Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, first and only nuclear weapons ever used in war. World War II is the List of wars by death toll, deadliest conflict in history, causing World War II casualties, the death of 70 to 85 million people, more than half of whom were civilians. Millions died in genocides, including the Holocaust, and by massacres, starvation, and disease. After the Allied victory, Allied-occupied Germany, Germany, Allied-occupied Austria, Austria, Occupation of Japan, Japan, a ...
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African Front
The African Unification Front (AUF) is an organisation aiming to promote the political, social and economic union of Africa. History AUF was formed in August 1996. The AUF advocates for transformation of Africa into a federation, with the Pan African Parliament as the highest government, overseeing key institutions including a single currency, and one all-African army. The AUF promoted the creation of the African Union in the mid-1990s and continues to advocate for an end to neocolonialism. It has also been active in campaigns against abuses by the diamond industry, weapons traders, and unfair terms of trade in the coffee industry. Organization The AUF National Committee is the body that elects the AUF president. The AUF Executive Committee is the body that implements policies and oversees the day-to-day administration of the AUF. AUF has been responsible for initiating and organizing several strategies, including the AUF's Fairtrade Coffee Campaign that pushed for reforms in t ...
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Hino De Parnamirim - RN
Hino may refer to: Places Estonia * Hino, Põlva County * Hino, Võru County ** Lake Hino Japan * Hino, Shiga * Hino, Tokyo * Hino, Tottori ** Hino District, Tottori ** Hino River Transportation * Hino Motors, a Japanese truck manufacturer owned by Toyota ** Hino Pakistan * Hino Station (other), railway stations in Japan: ** Hino Station (Nagano), a railway station Susuka, Nagano, operated by Nagano Electric Railway ** Hino Station (Shiga), a railway station operated by Ohmi Railway ** Hino Station (Tokyo), a railway station operated by East Japan Railway Company Other uses * Hino (surname) Hino (written: or lit. "sun field" or "fire field") is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: *, Japanese video game designer and businessman *, Japanese soldier *, Japanese manga artist, author of ''Hino Horror'' *, Japanes ..., a Japanese surname * Hé-no, also called Hino, an Iroquois thunder spirit See also * Heino (other) {{disambigu ...
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Human Development Index
The Human Development Index (HDI) is a statistical composite index of life expectancy, Education Index, education (mean years of schooling completed and expected years of schooling upon entering the education system), and per capita income indicators, which is used to rank countries into four tiers of Human development (humanity), human development. A country scores a higher level of HDI when the life expectancy at birth, lifespan is higher, the education level is higher, and the gross national income GNI (PPP) per capita is higher. It was developed by Pakistani economist Mahbub ul-Haq and was further used to measure a country's development by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)'s Human Development Report Office. The 2010 Human Development Report introduced an List of countries by inequality-adjusted Human Development Index, inequality-adjusted Human Development Index (IHDI). While the simple HDI remains useful, it stated that "the IHDI is the actual level of huma ...
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