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Sertão


 

In Brazil, the sertão (meaning "backland" in Portuguese) refers to the semi-arid region comprising parts of the states of Bahia, Pernambuco, Paraíba, Rio Grande do Norte, Ceará and Piauí. The plural of sertão is sertões.

References

  • Michael H. Glantz; Currents of Change : El Niño's Impact on Climate and Society; published 1996 by Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0521576598
  • Michael H. Glantz (editor); Drought Follows The Plow: Cultivating Marginal Areas; published 1994 by Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0521442524
  • Fagan, Brian; Floods, Famines, and Emperors : El Nino and the Fate of Civilizations; published 2000 by Basic Books. ISBN 0465011217