Rio Grande do Norte (lit. "Great River of the North", in reference to the mouth of the Potengi River, Portuguese pronunciation: [ʁiu ˈɡɾɐ̃di du ˈnɔʁti]) is one of the states of Brazil, located in the northeastern part of the country, on the edge of the South American continent. Because of its geographic position, Rio Grande do Norte has a strategic importance. The capital and largest city is Natal. It is the land of the folklorist Luís da Câmara ...
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Rio Grande do Norte (lit. "Great River of the North", in reference to the mouth of the Potengi River, Portuguese pronunciation: [ʁiu ˈɡɾɐ̃di du ˈnɔʁti]) is one of the states of Brazil, located in the northeastern part of the country, on the edge of the South American continent. Because of its geographic position, Rio Grande do Norte has a strategic importance. The capital and largest city is Natal. It is the land of the folklorist Luís da Câmara Cascudo and, according to NASA, it has the purest air in South America. Its 410 km (254 mi) of sand, much sun, coconut palms and lagoons are responsible for the fame of beaches. Is also part of its territory the islands of Rocas Atoll.
The main activity of the state economy is tourism, followed by the extraction of petroleum (the second largest producer in the country), agriculture, fruit growing and extraction of minerals and is the largest producer of salt in the country and among other economic activities.
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