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Juruá
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Ju·ru·á  (zhr)
A river of eastern Peru and northwest Brazil flowing about 1,931 km (1,200 mi) northeast to the Amazon River.

Juruá (Portuguese) [ʒuˈrua]
n
(Placename) a river in South America, rising in E central Peru and flowing northeast across NW Brazil to join the Amazon. Length: 1900 km (1200 miles)


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Marechal Thaumaturgo, basin of Rio Jurua, Rio Arara (tributary of Rio Jurua), 25 m, 9[degrees]4'13"S, 72[degrees]46'40"W, 6 May 2001, D.
In April and May 2001, two more Amazon lumber companies received certification: Jurua Madeiras, a medium-sized firm, and large producer Cikel Brasil Verde, in Para state.
Teixeira was still exploring and lent Acuna the opportunity to identify major tributaries, many with the same names used today: the Putumayo; the Jutai; and then the Jurua, which he wrongly thought came out of Cuzco.
 
 
 
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