They were seeking black slaves for use in sugarcane plantations of Northeastern Brazil ( Pernambuco, Olinda, Recife ) which they had also seized from Portugal.

Fortaleza (, Fortress ) is the state capital of Ceará, located in Northeastern Brazil.

In the 1980s, Fortaleza exceeded Recife in population terms, becoming the second most populous city in Northeastern Brazil, with 1, 308, 919 inhabitants.

In the syllable coda, it varies individually as a fricative, a flap or an approximant, though fricatives are ubiquitous in the Northern and Northeastern regions and all states of Southeastern Brazil but São Paulo and surrounding areas.

Across Northeastern Brazil, they are present in all capitals, namely, in Salvador, Aracaju, Maceió, Recife, João Pessoa, Natal, Fortaleza, Teresina and São Luís, and also in Ceará's hinterland major urban center, Juazeiro do Norte.

* Ceiba speciosa — Palo borracho ( Southern Brazil, Northeastern Argentina, Paraguay )

Festa Junina was introduced to Northeastern Brazil by the Portuguese for whom St John's day ( also celebrated as Midsummer Day in several European countries ), on 24 June, is one of the oldest and most popular celebrations of the year.

Northeastern Brazil is known for a distinctive form of literature called literatura de cordel, which are a type of ballads that include elements incorporated into music as " repentismo ", an improvised lyrical contest on themes suggested by the audience.

North eastern music is a generic term for any popular music from the large region of Northeastern Brazil, including both coastal and inland areas.

The airport's use has been growing at an average of 14 % a year and now is responsible for more than 30 % of passenger movement in Northeastern Brazil.

The State of Bahia has the best Human Development Index of Northeastern Brazil.

The sandy soils along the Atlantic coast are home to the Northeastern Brazil restingas, low evergreen forests adapted to the nutrient-poor conditions.

Festa Junina was introduced to Northeastern Brazil by the Portuguese for whom St John's day ( also celebrated as Midsummer Day in several European countries ), on the 24th of June, is one of the oldest and most popular celebrations of the year.

Festa Junina was introduced to Northeastern Brazil by the Portuguese for whom St John's day ( also celebrated as Midsummer Day in several European countries ), on 24 June, is one of the oldest and most popular celebrations of the year.

Several indigenous tribes occupied the coast of Northeastern Brazil for several thousand years, and the hills of the present day municipality of Olinda had settlements of Caetés and Tupinambá tribes, which were frequently at war.

On October 7, 2008, Embraer, an aerospace company based in Brazil, selected Bradley as its service center for the Northeastern United States.

The place where Cabral arrived is now known as Porto Seguro (" safe harbor "), in Northeastern Brazil.

His first act was the foundation of the capital city, Salvador da Bahia, in Northeastern Brazil, in today's state of Bahia.

Ribeirão Preto (, Black Brook ) is a municipality and city in the Northeastern region of the state of São Paulo in Brazil.

* Gelasine, 7 species from Brazil to Northeastern Argentina.

* Neomarica, 21 species from Mexico to Trinidad, Brazil to Northeastern Argentina.

* Phalocallis, a single species from Southern Brazil and Northeastern Argentina.

BR-316 is the major access highway for those coming from the Northeastern Brazil.

Besides its historical importance, it also offers protection to one of the last stretches of Atlantic forest in the Northeastern area of Brazil.

The character originated in folktales circulated among lumberjacks in the Northeastern United States and eastern Canada, first appearing in print in a story published by Northern Michigan journalist James MacGillivray in 1906.

The character originated in folktales circulated among lumberjacks in the Northeastern United States of America and eastern Canada, first appearing in print in a story published by Northern Michigan journalist James MacGillivray in 1906.

The Princeton Review classifies it among the " Best Northeastern Colleges.

One can see and smell people smoking the so-called maconha openly in Brazil's Centre-Southern half as well as in the Northeastern states, and recreational use of cannabis in private became more accepted among large sectors of the middle classes since the early 1990s.

The 2013 edition ranks TCNJ as the # 1 public institution in the Northeastern United States and sixth overall institution in the standings among both public and private institutions in its category.

BC ranks fifth ( after NYU, USC, BU, and Northeastern ) among private American universities in the number of applications it receives, although it is nearly half the size of the other four institutions.

The CLS community is an extremely broad group with clusters of critical theorists at law schools such as Harvard Law School, Georgetown University Law Center, Northeastern University, University at Buffalo, Birkbeck, University of London ; University of Melbourne, University of Kent, Keele University, the University of Glasgow, the University of East London among others.

This sent a trickle effect throughout the already fragile railroad industry forcing many of the other Northeastern railroads into insolvency, among them the Erie Lackawanna, Boston and Maine, the Central Railroad of New Jersey, the Reading Company, and the Lehigh Valley.

" Windigo Psychosis: A Study of Relationship between Belief and Behaviour among the Indians of Northeastern Canada.

By the 1980s this air show came to be named the " Shearwater International Air Show " and was a popular event for military aviation enthusiasts in Eastern Canada and the Northeastern United States as the location of CFB Shearwater, coupled with the popularity of the Halifax area among military aircrew, resulted in heavy international participation from the RCAF, as well as the USAF, United States Navy, United States Marine Corps, Royal Air Force and numerous other NATO air forces in Europe.

Of late there is a wide recognition among policy makers and economists of the region that the main stumbling block for economic development of the Northeastern region is the disadvantageous geographical location.

As a result, a new policy developed among intellectuals and politicians that one direction the Northeastern region must be looking to as a new way of development lies with political integration with the rest of India and economic integration with the rest of Asia, with East and Southeast Asia in particular as the policy of economic integration with the rest of India did not yield much dividends.

He became, among other things, a president of the Swiss Northeastern Railway ( NOB ).

The Princeton Review ranks Eugene Lang among " America's 371 Best Colleges " and the " Best Northeastern Colleges .".

USM is among the “ Best Northeastern Colleges ,” according to The Princeton Review ’ s 2007 listings, and was also included in its 2007 edition of " America's Best Value Colleges.

While the school's reputation among residency programs generally centers around the Northeastern United States, New York Med is a national medical school as 74. 3 % of the entering class and 83. 0 % of the applicants are from out of state.

These policies were very unpopular among Northeastern merchants and shippers.

They often borrowed elements from other music, among which were the main riff of the Portuguese Vira (" Vira-Vira "), Northeastern Brazilian rhythms like forró (" Jumento Celestino "), Mexican music (" Pelados em Santos "), heavy metal (" Débil Metal "), sertanejo (" Bois Don't Cry "), and even pagode (" Lá Vem o Alemão ").

The Princeton Review ranks the university among " America's 371 Best Colleges " and the " Best Northeastern Colleges.