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It's a wood called pernambuco that comes from the forest--the coastal forests of Brazil.
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In Pernambuco Mr Lemos is turning his mistakes to good use by advising other businessmen.
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Mr Oliveira said police were investigating whether the suspects could be linked to the murder of another six women in Pernambuco.
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Funds will also be used as grants for university research institutes and high tech incubators like those in the northeastern state of Pernambuco.
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Secondary regions like Bahia are now rivaling Rio for visitors reveling in Carnival culture, while Pernambuco's capital Recife is attracting innovative industries to relocate.
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Those of Pernambuco (Miguel Arraes, a legendary socialist antique) and Santa Catarina suffered crushing defeats, perhaps because they were implicated in a government-bond scandal.
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Police found two female bodies buried in the grounds of the house where the suspects lived in the town of Garanhuns, in northeastern Pernambuco state.
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The state of Pernambuco, which hosts part of the river but is also a potential beneficiary, is eyeing projects worth an additional 1 billion reais in exchange for its backing.
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That will likely increase prices again, causing Brazilians and industry watchdogs to wonder when an entry level vehicle there will no longer cost the equivalent of a small house in a low income state like Pernambuco.
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Pernambuco is an astonishing wood.
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Without it, farmers are obliged to sell part of their meagre crops of maize and beans, their diet has suffered, and they lack the savings or access to capital to bounce back after drought, argues Tania Bacelar, an economist at the Federal University of Pernambuco.
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