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9 unusual facts about northeast region


2009 flu pandemic in Brazil

On June 12, 3 new cases were confirmed by the Minister of Health, 1 in Minas Gerais, 1 in Distrito Federal and 1 in Bahia, the last is the first confirmed case in the Northeast Region, Brazil, and the 55th in the country.

Aeronorte

Empresa de Transportes Aéreos Norte do Brasil Ltda – Aeronorte was a Brazilian airline founded in 1949 that operated in the north and northeast regions of Brazil.

In January 1956 Aeronorte served 24 cities in the northeast region of Brazil.

Criolo

Born to migrants from the North East of Brazil in the commercial hub of São Paulo, Kleber Gomes a.k.a. Criolo was born in the 'Favela das Imbuias', one of the many shanty towns that girdle the city.

Fly Linhas Aéreas

The airline began operations on August 25, 1995 with a Boeing 727-200 as a charter carrier linking Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo to holiday destinations in the northeast of Brazil.

Noar Linhas Aéreas

The company's main objective is to operate in the market of scheduled regional flights on the northeast region of Brazil, connecting its major centers.

Northeast Region, Brazil

The festival of São João (Saint John), one of the festas juninas, is especially popular in the Northeast, particularly in Caruaru in the state of Pernambuco and Campina Grande in the state of Paraíba.

Parnaíba River

The Parnaíba River rises in the Chapada das Mangabeiras range, and flows northeastward for 1,056 miles (1,700 kilometers) to empty into the Atlantic Ocean, being the longest river entirely located within Brazil's Northeast Region.

Religious Question

The imposition of the metric system led to demonstrations in the northeast in 1874 with metric weights and measures destroyed by peasants, and land and tax records burned.


Carranca

They were once commonly found on the lower Rio São Francisco in Brazil's Northeast Region (Nordeste).

Joaquim Arcoverde de Albuquerque Cavalcanti

Born into a prominent family in Cimbres, province of Pernambuco, in the Northeast of Brazil, he showed an early vocation for the priesthood but the absence of local seminaries meant that he did all his studies prior to becoming a priest in Rome.


see also

Barauna

Baraúna, a town and municipality in the state of Paraíba in the Northeast Region of Brazil

Belagua

Belágua, a town and municipality in the state of Maranhão in the Northeast region of Brazil

Briana Scurry

Scurry was named the National Goalkeeper of the Year in 1993 by the Missouri Athletic Club Sports Foundation and was a 1993 second-team All-American, All-Northeast Region and All-New England first-team selection.

Campo Maior

Campo Maior, Piauí, a municipality in the state of Piauí in the Northeast region of Brazil.

Greater Lowell United FC

The club would play in the Northeast Region's Atlantic Conference, playing home games out of Cawley Memorial Stadium.

John Kuhn

A Northeast Region finalist for the Harlon Hill Trophy given to the top player in NCAA Division II as a senior, Kuhn was selected to play in the 2005 Whataburger Cactus Bowl on January 7 as a Division II all-star for the North team.

Lutheran Health Network

Lutheran Health Network is the largest healthcare provider in the northeast region of Indiana in the United States, with nine separately licensed hospitals and nearly 1,000 licensed beds, including 800 in Allen County, Indiana alone.

Massaranduba

Massaranduba, Paraíba - a town and municipality in the state of Paraíba in the Northeast Region of Brazil.

Mazatzal Mountains

At Pine, on Arizona State Route 87, at the northeast region of the Mazatzal Wilderness, north terminus of the Mazatzal Mountains, the route traverses the contact between two important geologic units.

Rafael Fernández

Rafael Fernandes, a town and municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Norte in the Northeast region of Brazil

Refosco

Refosco di Faedis - a variety cultivated in Faedis region, Torreano di Cividale, Povoletto, Attimis, Nimis in northeast region of Province of Udine.

Rosado

Governador Dix-Sept Rosado, a town and municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Norte in the Northeast region of Brazil