Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Rio Grande do Norte is one of the states of Brazil, located in the northeastern part of the country, on the edge of South American continent. It has an area of 53,015 sq. km. and a population of approximately 2,400,000. During World War II, Rio Grande do Norte was used as US-allied airbase to attack German-occupied Africa. Capital: Natal Flag: Other cities include: Parnamirim Mossoró Caicó This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.