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Alagoas

(Encyclopedia) Alagoas Alagoas älägōˈəs [key] [Port.,=lagoons], state, 10,707 sq mi (27,331 sq km), NE Brazil, on the Atlantic Ocean. Maceió is the capital.

Rio de Janeiro, city, Brazil

(Encyclopedia) Rio de JaneiroRio de Janeirorēˈō də zhänāˈrō, Port. rēˈ&oobreve; ᵺĭ zhənĕēˈr&oobreve; [key] [Port.,=river of January], city (1990 pop. 5,533,011; 1995 metropolitan area est.…

Sergipe

(Encyclopedia) SergipeSergipesərgēˈpĭ [key], state (1996 pop. 1,617,368), 8,321 sq mi (21,551 sq km), NE Brazil, on the Atlantic Ocean. Aracaju is the capital.

Espírito Santo

(Encyclopedia) Espírito Santo Espírito Santo əspēˈrēt&oobreve; sänˈt&oobreve…

Governador Valadares

(Encyclopedia) Governador Valadares Governador Valadares g&oobreve;vərnəd&oomacr;rˈ vələᵺäˈrəs…

Javari

(Encyclopedia) JavariJavarizhəvərēˈ [key], Span. Yavarí, river, c.500 mi (805 km) long, rising in the Cerro de Canchyuaya, E Peru. It flows northeast, forming part of the boundary between Brazil and…

Piauí

(Encyclopedia) PiauíPiauípyouēˈ [key], state (1991 pop. 2,582,137), 96,886 sq mi (250,935 sq km), NE Brazil, on the Atlantic Ocean. Teresina is the capital.

Furnas Dam

(Encyclopedia) Furnas Dam, c.390 ft (120 m) high, at the junction of the Rio Grande and Sapucaí rivers, SE Brazil, in Minas Gerais state; completed 1962. It has a 620-sq mi (1,606-sq km) reservoir.…

Lavalleja, Juan Antonio

(Encyclopedia) Lavalleja, Juan AntonioLavalleja, Juan Antoniohwän äntōˈnyō läväyāˈhä [key], c.1786–1853, Uruguayan revolutionist. After serving under José Gervasio Artigas, Lavalleja was imprisoned…

Villa-Lobos, Heitor

(Encyclopedia) Villa-Lobos, HeitorVilla-Lobos, Heitorāˈtôr vēˈlä-lôˈbôs [key], 1887–1959, Brazilian composer, educated in Brazil but self-taught in composition. He developed an interest in Brazilian…