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Teresina is the capital and
most populous municipality in the Brazilian state of Piauí. It is located in
North-central Piauí 366 km from the coast. It is therefore, the only capital in
the Northeast that is not located on the shores of the Atlantic Ocean. With 814
439 inhabitants, it is the 19th largest city in Brazil, and the 15th largest
state capital in the country. Together with Timon, in the nearby state of
Maranhão the conurbation has a population of about 953,172 inhabitants, and the
entire metropolitan region of Teresina has over 1,135,920 inhabitants. The only
natural barrier that separates Teresina from Timon is the Parnaíba river, of the
largest in the Northeast. Teresina is the second capital with the best quality
of life in the North-Northeast according to FIRJAN. According to IPEA it is the
third safest capital of Brazil (second only to Natal / RN, and Palmas / TO) .
Teresina is also the third city with the most lightning strikes in the world.
For this reason, the region receives the curious name of "Chapada do Corisco".
source:
Wikipedia
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