The New International Encyclopædia/Natal (Brazil)

NATAL. The capital and chief port of the State of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, situated on the Atlantic coast, 140 miles north of Pernambuco (Map: Brazil, K 5). The estuary which forms the harbor is obstructed by sand bars. Still the port is the chief outlet for the products of the State, and it exports cotton, leather, rubber, woods, and sugar. It is the seat of a United States consular agent. Population, about 6000.