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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…

Negro, Río, river, Uruguay and Brazil

(Encyclopedia) Negro, RíoNegro, Ríorēˈō nāˈgrō [key], principal river of Uruguay, c.500 mi (800 km) long, rising in S Brazil and flowing SW across central Uruguay to the Uruguay River. It traverses a…

Best Hiking in Texas: Natural Must-Dos

Top of Page Source: iStock  Texas is the second largest state in the United States, and the largest in the continental U.S. There are 80 state parks and two national parks in Texas, and hiking is one…

Casiquiare

(Encyclopedia) CasiquiareCasiquiarekäsēkyäˈrā [key], river, c.100 mi (160 km) long, S Venezuela. Also called the Canal Casiquiare, it is a branch of the Orinoco and flows SW to the Río Negro, thus…

Baixada Fluminense

(Encyclopedia) Baixada FluminenseBaixada Fluminensebīshäˈdə fl&oomacr;mēnēNnˈsə [key], coastal lowland region, Rio de Janeiro state, SE Brazil. It extends c.250 mi (400 km) from Sepetiba Bay to…

Pinar del Rio, city, Cuba

(Encyclopedia) Pinar del Rio, city (1994 est. pop. 118,000), capital of Pinar del Rio prov., W Cuba. It is linked by rail and highway to Havana and is the center of a road network running through the…

Texas Desert: The Chihuahuan Desert

Source: iStockThe Chihuahuan Desert is the largest in North America, covering around 200,000 square miles of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico.  Texas is the largest state on the US…

Rio de Janeiro Preview

What to expect at the 2016 Summer Olympic Games  AP Photo/Leo Correa Related Links 2016 Rio de Janiero Olympics Preview…

Rio de Janeiro Preview

What to expect at the 2016 Summer Olympic Games  Two refugee athletes with their coach AP Photo/Felipe Dana, Pool Related Links…

Christopher Rios 2000 Deaths

Christopher Rios(Big Pun)Age: 28 charismatic rapper who weighed in at nearly 700 pounds. Big Pun was known for his rapid-fire rhymes. He classified his style as “sophisticated hard-core.” His…