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Paraná, state, Brazil

(Encyclopedia) ParanáParanápərənäˈ [key], state (1996 pop. 8,985,981), 77,048 sq mi (199,554 sq km), S Brazil, on the borders of Paraguay and Argentina and the Atlantic Ocean. The capital is Curitiba…

Maringá

(Encyclopedia) MaringáMaringámərēng-gäˈ [key], city (1996 pop. 268,878), Paraná state, SE Brazil. It is an agricultural center whose chief products are coffee, corn, beans, rice, wheat, and sugarcane…

Paranaguá

(Encyclopedia) ParanaguáParanaguápərənəgwäˈ [key], city (1991 pop. 88,163), Paraná state, SE Brazil, on the Atlantic Ocean. It is the port for Curitiba, to which it is linked by rail and highway.…

Curitiba

(Encyclopedia) Curitiba Curitiba k&oomacr;rētēˈbä [key], city, capital of Paraná state, SE Brazil. It was founded…

Principal Rivers of the World

The following table lists the principal rivers of the world including the name, source location, outflow, and approximate length. The Nile is the world's longest river stretching 6,690…