Teresina

(tā′rā zēnä, ter′ə zē)

city in NE Brazil, on the Parnaíba River: capital of Piauí state: pop. 599,000

See Teresina in American Heritage Dictionary 4

A city of northeast Brazil on the Parnaíba River east-southeast of Belém. Founded in 1852, it is a trade and distribution center. Population: 747,000.
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