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Sergipe River
The Sergipe River ( Portuguese: ''Rio Sergipe'') is a river of Sergipe state in northeastern Brazil. See also *List of rivers of Sergipe List of rivers in Sergipe (Brazilian State). The list is arranged by drainage basin from north to south, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name and ordered from downstream to upstream. All rivers in Sergipe drain to ... ReferencesBrazilian Ministry of Transport Rivers of Sergipe {{Sergipe-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brazil
Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population, seventh-largest by population, with over 212 million people. The country is a federation composed of 26 Federative units of Brazil, states and a Federal District (Brazil), Federal District, which hosts the capital, Brasília. List of cities in Brazil by population, Its most populous city is São Paulo, followed by Rio de Janeiro. Brazil has the most Portuguese-speaking countries, Portuguese speakers in the world and is the only country in the Americas where Portuguese language, Portuguese is an Portuguese-speaking world, official language. Bounded by the Atlantic Ocean on the east, Brazil has a Coastline of Brazil, coastline of . Covering roughly half of South America's land area, it Borders of Brazil, borders all other countries and ter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
States Of Brazil
The federative units of Brazil () are subnational entities with a certain degree of autonomy (self-government, self-regulation, and self-collection) and endowed with their own government and constitution, which together form the Brazil, Federative Republic of Brazil. There are #List, 26 states (') and Federal District (Brazil), one federal district ('). The states are generally based on historical, conventional borders which have developed over time. The states are divided into municipalities of Brazil, municipalities, while the Federal District (Brazil), Federal District assumes the competences of both a state and a municipality. Government The government of each state of Brazil is divided into executive branch, executive, legislative branch, legislative and judiciary branches. The state executive branch is headed by a state governor and includes a vice governor, both elected by the citizens of the state. The governor appoints several secretaries of state (each one in charge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sergipe
Sergipe (), officially State of Sergipe, is a States of Brazil, state of Brazil. Located in the Northeast Region, Brazil, Northeast Region along the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic coast of the country, Sergipe is the smallest state in Brazil by geographical area at , larger only than the Federal District (Brazil), Federal District. Sergipe borders Bahia to the south and west and Alagoas to the north. Aracaju is the capital and the largest city in the state; the state is divided into 75 Municipalities of Brazil, municipalities. The state has 1.1% of the Brazilian population and produces only 0.6% of the Brazilian GDP. Geography As with most of the states in northeastern Brazil, inland Sergipe is almost entirely savanna (''caatinga''), and its coastline is characterized by mangroves, swamps and sandy beaches. A small strip of tropical rainforest runs down the coast. The São Francisco River forms its northern boundary, and the drainage of the northern part of the state is northward and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serra Negra (Brazil)
Serra Negra is a small mountain range on the border of Brazilian states Sergipe and Bahia. Its highest elevation is 742 m. The nearest town is Pedro Alexandre. The range was designated a priority area for conservation and sustainable use when the Caatinga Ecological Corridor The Caatinga Ecological Corridor () is an ecological corridor in the caatinga biome of northeast Brazil. History The decree creating the Caatinga Ecological Corridor was signed on 28 April 2006 by the Minister of the Environment, Marina Silva. ... was created in 2006. References Negra Landforms of Bahia Highest points of Brazilian states {{Sergipe-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aracaju
Aracaju () is the capital of the state of Sergipe, Brazil, located in the northeastern part of the country on the coast, about 350 km (217 mi) north of Salvador, Bahia, Salvador. According to the 2020 estimate, the city has 664,908 inhabitants, which represents approximately 33% of the Federated state, state population. Adding to the populations of the municipalities forming the Metropolitan area: Barra dos Coqueiros, Nossa Senhora do Socorro and São Cristóvão. Its Metropolitan Cathedral Nossa Senhora da Conceiçao, dedicated to Our Lady of Immaculate Conception, is the archiepiscopal see of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Aracaju. History The extinct unclassified Boime language (also spelled ''Poyme'') was spoken by indigenous peoples near Aracajú on the São Francisco River. The land of present-day Aracaju was located in a ''sesmaria'' given to Pero Gonçalves by the Portuguese crown around 1602. The land consisted of of coastline with small fishing villages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barra Dos Coqueiros
Barra dos Coqueiros () is a municipality Brazilian state of Sergipe. Its population was 30,930 (2020) and its area is 91 km2. See also * List of municipalities in Sergipe This is a list of the municipalities in the state of Sergipe (SE), located in the Northeast Region of Brazil. Sergipe is divided into 75 municipalities, which are grouped into 13 microregions, which are grouped into 3 mesoregions. See al ... References Populated coastal places in Sergipe Municipalities in Sergipe {{Sergipe-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portuguese Language
Portuguese ( or ) is a Western Romance language of the Indo-European language family originating from the Iberian Peninsula of Europe. It is the official language of Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, Portugal and São Tomé and Príncipe, and has co-official language status in East Timor, Equatorial Guinea and Macau. Portuguese-speaking people or nations are known as Lusophone (). As the result of expansion during colonial times, a cultural presence of Portuguese speakers is also found around the world. Portuguese is part of the Iberian Romance languages, Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several dialects of Vulgar Latin in the medieval Kingdom of Galicia and the County of Portugal, and has kept some Gallaecian language, Celtic phonology. With approximately 250 million native speakers and 17 million second language speakers, Portuguese has approximately 267 million total speakers. It is usually listed as the List of languages by number of native speaker ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Rivers Of Sergipe
List of rivers in Sergipe (Brazilian State). The list is arranged by drainage basin from north to south, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name and ordered from downstream to upstream. All rivers in Sergipe drain to the Atlantic Ocean. By Drainage Basin * São Francisco River ** Betume River (Poxim River) ** Salgado River ** Capivara River *** Cachorro River ** Campos Novos River ** Jacaré River * Sapucaia River * Japaratuba River ** Siriri River * Sergipe River ** Poxim River *** Poxim Mirim River *** Poxim Açu River ** Pomonga River ** Parnamirim River ** Do Sal River ** Cotinguiba River ** Jacarecica River ** Jacoca River ** Cágado River ** Da Campanha River ** Salgado River ** Das Lajes River *** Socavão River * Vaza-Barris River ** Santa Maria River *** Pitanga River ** Salgado River * Piauí River ** Indiaroba River ** Pagão River ** Fundo River ** Piauitinga River ** Arauá River ** Jacaré River * Real R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
