Fronteira
Encyclopedia
There are parishes that have the name Fronteira (Portuguese
meaning the "frontier
"):
Portuguese language
Portuguese is a Romance language that arose in the medieval Kingdom of Galicia, nowadays Galicia and Northern Portugal. The southern part of the Kingdom of Galicia became independent as the County of Portugal in 1095...
meaning the "frontier
Frontier
A frontier is a political and geographical term referring to areas near or beyond a boundary. 'Frontier' was absorbed into English from French in the 15th century, with the meaning "borderland"--the region of a country that fronts on another country .The use of "frontier" to mean "a region at the...
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- Brazil:
- Fronteira, Minas GeraisFronteira, Minas GeraisFronteira is a municipality in the west of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. As of 2007 the population was 13,983 in a total area of 200 km². It became a municipality in 1943.-Location:...
(named after the frontier of Minas Gerais which is bounded by São Paulo state), Minas Gerais - Fronteira dos ValesFronteira dos ValesFronteira dos Vales is a Brazilian municipality located in the north-east of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population as of 2007 was 4,835 living in a total area of 318 km². The city belongs to the statistical mesoregion of Vale do Mucuri and to the statistical microregion of Nanuque. It became a...
, Minas Gerais - São João da FronteiraSão João da FronteiraFronteiras is a municipality in the western part of the state of Piauí in Brazil. Its latitude is 3.956/3°57'20" S and the longitude is 41.25733/41°15'27" W...
(pop: 4,799), Piauí - Três FronteirasTrês FronteirasTrês Fronteiras is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population in 2004 was 5,180, the density was 33.82/km² and the area is 153.16 km²...
, São Paulo
- Fronteira, Minas Gerais
- Portugal:
- Fronteira Municipality, in Portalegre District
- Fronteira Parish, in Portalegre District
- Other:
- TV Fronteira, a GloboRede GloboRede Globo , or simply Globo, is a Brazilian television network, launched by media mogul Roberto Marinho on April 26, 1965. It is owned by media conglomerate Organizações Globo, being by far the largest of its holdings...
affiliate for Presidente PrudentePresidente PrudentePresidente Prudente is a municipality in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. The city has a population of 207,610 inhabitants and area of 562.8 km². The city is named after president Prudente de Morais. Prudente is located 558 km from the city of São Paulo.Presidente Prudente is considered the...
in the state of São Paulo
- TV Fronteira, a Globo