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Nova Orleães, [3] [4] também referida como Nova Orleans (em inglês: New Orleans, em francês: La Nouvelle-Orléans), é a cidade mais populosa do estado norte-americano da Luisiana. Foi fundada originalmente por exploradores franceses com o nome de Nouvelle Orléans , e está localizada no sudeste do estado, ao sul do Lago ...
New Orleans [a] (commonly known as NOLA or the Big Easy among other nicknames) is a consolidated city-parish located along the Mississippi River in the southeastern region of the U.S. state of Louisiana. With a population of 383,997 according to the 2020 U.S. census, [8] it is the most populous city in Louisiana and the French ...
During the War of 1812, the last major battle was the Battle of New Orleans in 1815. Throughout the 19th century, New Orleans was the largest port in the Southern United States, exporting most of the nation's cotton output and other farm products to Western Europe and New England.
The city began as the capital of Louisiana (New France), part of the first French colonial empire at the mouth of the Mississippi River. It became a territory of the United States when President Thomas Jefferson bought the Louisiana Purchase in 1803. It became one of the world's great seaports.
Há 4 dias · New Orleans, city, southeastern Louisiana, U.S. New Orleans is one of the most distinctive cultural centers in North America. It is the largest city in Louisiana, one of the country’s most important ports, a major tourist resort, and a medical, industrial, and educational center.
Bird's-eye view of New Orleans in 1862. The culture of New Orleans is unique among, and distinct from, that of other cities in the United States, including other Southern cities. New Orleans has been called the "northernmost Caribbean city" and "perhaps the most hedonistic city in the United States".
5 de abr. de 2010 · Learn about the founding, development and challenges of New Orleans, the chief city of Louisiana and the Gulf of Mexico. Explore its French, Spanish and American heritage, its culture, its port, its disasters and its recovery.
