Parnaíba

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Parnaíba

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City of Parnaíba

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Nickname: Princess of Igaraçu

Location of Parnaíba in Piauí

Founded

1844

Government

- Mayor

José Hamilton (PTB)

Area

- Total

435 km² (168 sq mi)

Population (2007)

- Total

178.264

- Density

329.9/km² (854.4/sq mi)

(est)

Time zone

-3 (UTC)

Website: Parnaíba, Piauí

Nickname
Princess of Igaraçu

Parnaíba is a port city in Piauí, Brazil, on the right bank of the Parnaíba River, 400 km. below the capital, Teresina.

Parnaíba is situated at the point where the most easterly of the delta outlets, or channels, called the Rio Igaraçu, branches off from the main stream. All the outlet channels of the river are obstructed by bars built up by the strong current along the Atlantic coast, and only vessels of light draught can enter. The town has some well-constructed buildings of the old Portuguese type, including two churches and a fine hospital. Parnaíba is the commercial entrepôt of the state; its exports go chiefly through the small port of Amarração, at the mouth of the Rio Igaraçu, 18 km. distant.the city its self does not have much of an economic support form lack of exports an although it does have some attraction it lacks in support by the federal government.Parnaiba has two social classes the wealthy and the poor. most people get paid monthly, wage can go anywhere from 130 to 250 dollars depending on job.

[edit] Tourism in Parnaíba

The state of Piauí and in particular Parnaíba and Luis Correia are benefiting from a huge amount of interest in Tourism, The state governor Wellington Dias has recently visited Europe (Portugal, Italy and Spain) and seen for himself the benefits Tourism can bring to an area.

Delta Imobiliários do Brasil Ltda trading as ‘DDBrasil - Delta Developments Brasil’ a new construction company created with the purpose of giving English speaking people the opportunity to take advantage of low cost villas in an idyllic paradise location. The company was formed by knowledgeable professional from both the United Kingdom and Brasil who have extensive experience of property development and are helping people through the purchasing process. The advantage of having both British and Brasilian’s involved is the best of both worlds, on one hand people who know what Europeans want and the other people knowing the language, custom and mechanism of building in Brasil.

There are several beautiful sites to see near parnaiba. The Delta tours, the pedra do sol beach and the central cultural are just a few.

[edit] The government

The state government has given full backing to DDBrasil and its projects in Piauí and in particular is looking forward to the completion of the first project Belamina; whilst this is Delta Developments Brasil’s first condominium they have been involved in selling, building and renovating properties in Brazil for 5 years. The CREA (Engineer) Francisco Wilson Filho has over 20 years of building properties in the state of Amazonia including large shopping centres and residential condominiums.

This project has been given the backing of both the local and state government who appreciate the importance of this project, the area is primed for tourism and they realise the huge benefit that tourism can bring to the area and will surely optimise and enhance the tourism which is already in the area.

The prices of this development have been kept deliberately low to ensure the project can be speedily completed and the condominium used as a show piece for further development.