Mossoró

Mossoró
/moo soo rddaw"/, n.
a city in NE Brazil. 53,114.

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Brazil
      city, northwestern Rio Grande do Norte estado (state), northeastern Brazil. It lies on the Rio Apodi, 30 miles (50 km) from its mouth on the Atlantic coast, at 66 feet (20 metres) above sea level. Formerly known as Santa Luzia de Mossoró, it was given city status in 1870 and is now the state's second largest community. Salt from evaporated seawater and clay are the most important products of the region, but cotton is also widely cultivated. Textiles, carnauba wax, cement, and oil of oiticica are produced in Mossoró, which is accessible by railroad from Sousa (Paraíba state) and by highway from Natal, the state capital (200 miles [320 km] east-southeast), and other cities in Rio Grande do Norte and Ceará states. The Regional University of Rio Grande do Norte (1968) is located in Mossoró, which also has a modest football (soccer) stadium. Pop. (2005 est.) 211,700.

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