Barreiras do Piauí is a
municipality
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in the
state
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of
Piauí in the
Northeast region of
Brazil
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.
The municipality contains part of the
Nascentes do Rio Parnaíba National Park
Nascentes do Rio Parnaíba National Park ( pt, Parque Nacional das Nascentes do Rio Parnaíba) is a national park of Brazil.
Location
The park is in the cerrado biome.
It covers .
It was established on 16 July 2002, and is administered by the Chi ...
, created in 2002.
See also
*
List of municipalities in Piauí
This is a list of the municipalities in the state of Piauí (PI), located in the Northeast Region of Brazil. Piauí is divided into 224 municipalities, which are grouped into 15 microregions, which are grouped into 4 mesoregions.
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References
Municipalities in Piauí
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