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Araguaia

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Araguaia, Araguaya [ˌɑːrəˈgwaɪə]
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(Placename) a river in central Brazil, rising in S central Mato Grosso state and flowing north to the Tocantins River. Length: over 1771 km (1100 miles)
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Noun1.Araguaia - a river in central Brazil that flows generally northward (with many falls) to join the Tocantins RiverAraguaia - a river in central Brazil that flows generally northward (with many falls) to join the Tocantins River
Brasil, Brazil, Federative Republic of Brazil - the largest Latin American country and the largest Portuguese speaking country in the world; located in the central and northeastern part of South America; world's leading coffee exporter


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Illness was identified in 17 children, 16 of whom were <15 years of age; all were residents of Araguatins (population = 29,336), a city located along the slow-moving Araguaia River.
Atualmente, na Região Centro-Oeste, a bacia do rio Araguaia é foco de amplas discussões políticas, sociais e científicas, pelo intensivo desmatamento do Cerrado e pela expansão de atividades agrícolas na área durante as últimas quatro décadas, com destaque à necessidade de projetos para planejamento de melhor utilização dos recursos existentes.
Brenan, e uma planta que possui porte rasteiro, formacao de caule estolonifero e tem se destacado como infestante na cultura do arroz irrigado, em varzeas, da regiao do Vale do Araguaia, Estado do Tocantis (Kissmann, 1991).
 
 
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