pipa

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[Portuguese] In Portugal, 17^th – 19^th centuries, a unit of capacity used for wine, 435.3 liters (about 115 U.S. gallons).

It was metrified by a law increasing it to 500 liters at some point in the late 19^th or early 20^th centuries.

[Portuguese] In Brazil , about 479.16 liters (about 126.6 U.S. gallons).

[Spanish] A unit of capacity in parts of South America, at least as early as the 19^th – 20^th century.

Argentina Juan Alvarez, Temas..., page 177-178. Balbín, pages 203, 210.	Buenos Aires, 456.026 liters; Entre Rios, 432.960 L; Santiago, 480 L By a resolution of the National Congress on 11 January 1820, clarifying a tax, the pipa contained 6 barriles. (1 pipa = 4 cuarterolas or 6 barriles). In Santiago, however, 1 pipa = 8 barriles. The barriles differed.
Cuba Technical Factors..., 1972, page 132.	476.93 liters
Dominican Republic	572.79 liters
Paraguay United Nations, 1966.	581.6 liters.

[Swedish] In Sweden, a unit of liquid capacity, about 471.06 liters.