In Portuguese it means desert (or large desert, desertonic, serton). In Brazil it is the name of a Geographical Region that occupies the Northeast of the country. It comprises the so-called Planalto and is made up of the territories of the States of Alagoas, Bahia, Ceará, Pernambuco, Paraíba, Rio Grande do Norte, Piauí and Sergipe.
Sust. MASC. Portuguese. One of the four regions of the NE of Brazil. Comprises the State of Ceará, much of Bahia, Pernambuco, Paraíba, Rio Grande do Norte and Piauí, as well as small portions of Alagoas and Sergipe. This diction was originally applied to vast Asian territories found by Portuguese. Apheresis is ( shortening the principle ) of «desertâo» ( augmentative of "deserto"; 41: desiertote. Spanish has been translated as "Sertão". (Source: 41 Wikipedia;
