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Piauí
Piauí is a state in north-eastern Brazil, with its capital at Teresina, and the only north-eastern state whose capital lies inland. It was settled from the late seventeenth century by cattle ranchers moving from Bahia and Pernambuco, and became a captaincy dependent on Maranhão. Its Serra da Capivara National Park contains thousands of prehistoric rock paintings and is a World Heritage Site.
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