Touros
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Touros (lit. "bulls") is a municipality in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. It is known as "Brazil's Corner" because it is located at the northeast corner of the country, being the closest South American city to Africa (2,841 km from Kabrousse in southwestern Senegal). Touros has many fish, and there is a nearby seawater basin in the ocean formed by banks of coral.[2]
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Touros | |
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Nickname: Esquina do Brazil (Brazil's Corner) | |
Coordinates: 05°11′56″S 35°27′39″W | |
Country | Brazil |
Region | Northeast |
State | Rio Grande do Norte |
Settled | March 27, 1835 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Pedro Ferreira de Farias Filho (PROS) |
Area | |
• Total | 753.961 km2 (291.106 sq mi) |
Population (2020)[1] | |
• Total | 33 503 |
• Density | 40.21/km2 (104.1/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
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Bordering municipalities include Rio do Fogo to the southeast, Pureza to the south, João Câmara to the southwest, Parazinho further to the west and São Miguel do Gostoso to the northwest.
Touros is near Rio Carnaubinha.