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(Encyclopedia) GuanabaraGuanabaragwänäbäˈrä [key], former state, SE Brazil, on the Atlantic Ocean; since 1974, part of the state of Rio de Janeiro. Guanabara Bay, a deep inlet of the Atlantic Ocean,…Embalse del Río Negro
(Encyclopedia) Embalse del Río Negro: see Negro, Río, Uruguay.La Plata, Río de
(Encyclopedia) La Plata, Río de: see Plata, Río de la.Salado, Río
(Encyclopedia) Salado, RíoSalado, Ríorēˈō säläˈᵺō [key] [Sp.,=salty river], name of several South American rivers, including more than 10 in Argentina. The most important is the Río Salado del Norte…Balsas, Río
(Encyclopedia) Balsas, RíoBalsas, Ríorēˈō bälˈsäs [key], river, c.450 mi (720 km) long, rising in the state of Puebla, E central Mexico. One of Mexico's longest rivers, it flows in a curve from south…Roosevelt, river, Brazil
(Encyclopedia) Roosevelt, river, c.400 mi (640 km) long, NW Brazil. It was called the Rio da Dúvida [River of Doubt] until it was explored by Theodore Roosevelt in 1913. Renamed in his honor, it is…El Paso
(Encyclopedia) El Paso El Paso ĕl păˈsō [key], city (2020 pop. 678,815), seat of El Paso co., extreme W Tex., on…Doniphan, Alexander William
(Encyclopedia) Doniphan, Alexander WilliamDoniphan, Alexander Williamdŏnˈĭfən [key], 1808–87, American lawyer and soldier, b. Mason co., Ky. He began (1830) to practice law in Lexington, Mo., and…Johanna July Biography
Johanna July cowgirlBorn: circa 1850Birthplace: probably northern Mexico July was born to a family of Seminole Indians and former African American slaves who had left Florida and settled in…São Gonçalo
(Encyclopedia) São GonçaloSão GonçalosouN g&oobreve;nsäˈl&oobreve; [key], city (1990 pop. 827,967), Rio de Janeiro state, SE Brazil, on Guanabara Bay opposite the city of Rio de Janeiro. It…Trending
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