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Amazonas
Amazonas , state (1996 pop. 2,390,102), 604,032 sq mi (1,564,445 sq km), NW Brazil. The capital is Manaus . ... Read more
parrot
parrot common name for members of the order Psittaciformes, comprising 315 species of colorful birds, pantropical in distribution, including the parakeet . Parrots have large heads and short necks, strong feet with two toes in front and two in back (facilitating climbing and grasping), and strong,... Read more
Amazon
Amazon Port. Amazonas , world's second longest river, c.3,900 mi (6,280 km) long, formed by the junction in N Peru's Andes Mts. of two major headstreams, the Ucayali and the shorter Marañón . It flows across N Brazil before entering the Atlantic Ocean near Belém. The A... Read more
Brazil
Brazil , Port. Brasil, officially Federative Republic of Brazil, republic (2005 est. pop. 186,113,000), 3,286,470 sq mi (8,511,965 sq km), E South America. By far the largest of the Latin American countries, Brazil occupies nearly half the continent of South America, stretching from the Guiana Hig... Read more

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Amazonas
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Amazonas , state (1996 pop. 2,390,102), 604,032 sq mi (1,564,445 sq km), NW Brazil. The capital is Manaus .
Baniwa-Curripaco-Wakuenai
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Cultures ...x2032; and 69 ° 50 ′ W, on the present-day borders of Brazil (Estado de Amazonas), Venezuela (Territ ó rio Federal Amazonas), and Colombia (Comissar í as del Guain í a/Vaup é s). In these...
Ticuna
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Cultures ...Loreto in the province of Maynas; in Colombia, they inhabit the Amazon Trapeze in the Amazonas Commissariat; in Brazil, they live in the state of Amazonas, in the municipalities of San Pablo do Oliven ç a, San Antonio do I ç...
Madeira
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...flows north along the border for c.60 mi (100 km), then northeast in a winding course through the Rondônia and Amazonas sections of NW Brazil into the Amazon River. At its mouth is Ilha Tupinambaranas, an extensive marshy region formed by the...
Leticia
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Leticia , town (1993 pop. 17,758), capital of Amazonas commissary, SE Colombia, on the upper Amazon. The Leticia region, a narrow strip of land extending S of the Putumayo River...
Candoshi
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Cultures ...to 4 ° 30 ′ S and 76 ° 30/ to 77 ° W, in the department of Loreto, province of Alto, Amazonas, Peru. The Candoshi live on tributaries of the R í o Pastaza, the Chapara on tributaries of the R í o Morona...
Mundurucu
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Cultures ...Orientation Identification and Location. The Mundurucu live just south of the equator in the Brazilian states of Para and Amazonas. They were known in early Brazilian history as warriors who took enemy heads as trophies. There are two separate groups of...
Piaroa
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Cultures ...geographical coordinates of 4 ° to 6 ° N and 66 ° to 68 ° W in what is today the Territorio Federal Amazonas, Venezuela. The approximate boundaries correspond to the middle R í o Parguaza in the north, the lower Rio Ventuari...
Yukuna
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Cultures ...x2032; W and 0 ° 45 ′ and 1 ° S, within the present-day Comisar í a Especial del Amazonas in Colombia. Demography. In 1989 the Yukuna population was approximately 1,000 and there were only 90 Matapi. The Yukuna...
Statelessness
Encyclopedia entry from: International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences ...raised such claims. These are mostly members of small ethnic tribes living at a subsistence level, such as natives of the Amazonas region or the Pygmies of Africa. Frequently, these people were driven into their current settlement areas by more powerful...

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Rocha, Glauber
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Turning Wind ) (+ co-sc) 1964 Deus e o diablo na terra do sol (Black God, White Devil ) (+ co-pr, sc) 1965 Amazonas Amazonas (doc) (+ sc); Maranhão 66 (doc) (+ sc) 1967 Terra em transe (Land in Anguish ) (+ sc) 1968...
Fernández, Emilio
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...yo (Fernández); Los amantes (Vega); Mercenarios (Cisneros); Under the Volcano (Huston); El tesoro del Amazonas (Cardona); Lola la trailera (Fernández) 1985 Cuando corrió el alazán (Perez) Publications...

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Hispasat President Buoyed By Strong Amazonas Performance.(Interview)
Newspaper article from: Satellite News; 4/3/2006; 700+ words ; ...by the strong early performance of its Amazonas satellite. The spacecraft, the cornerstone...Mateos, president of Hispasat. The Amazonas project was organized through Hispamar...offer communications services, making Amazonas key to the company's strategic and...
Prince Charles Receives Award for Project to Protect Tropical Forests; CI, Amazonas State Honor Effort to Combat Climate Change and Help People.
M2 Presswire; 3/16/2009; 700+ words ; ...Project to Protect Tropical Forests; CI, Amazonas State Honor Effort to Combat Climate...International (CI) and the Brazilian state of Amazonas for his efforts to fight climate change...indigenous tropical forest communities. Amazonas Gov. Eduardo Braga presented the award...
Amazonas Takes Saft's Li-ion to GEO Service; In a Latin American First, Saft's Lithium-ion Batteries are Now Operating in a Geostationary Earth Orbit (GEO) on Hispasat's Amazonas Telecommunications and Broadcast Satellite Manufactured by EADS Astrium.
PR Newswire; 8/11/2004; 700+ words ; ...August fourth launch of Hispasat's Amazonas satellite, with batteries using Saft...a revolution in GEO satellite power. Amazonas is the second communications spacecraft...was launched on March 15, 2004. The Amazonas and W3A satellites were manufactured...
ILS To Launch Amazonas Satellite in HISPASAT's 3rd Mission With ILS.
Business Wire; 9/9/2003; 700+ words ; ...of the United States will launch the Amazonas satellite for HISPASAT of Spain on a...vehicles from Cape Canaveral, Fla. The Amazonas launch, planned for mid-2004, is...international satellite operators. About Amazonas Amazonas will be the biggest of the HISPASAT...
Arianespace to Launch Amazonas-2 for Hispasat.
PR Newswire; 12/13/2007; 700+ words ; ...launch its new communications satellite, Amazonas-2 EVRY, France, Dec. 13 /PRNewswire...Service & Solutions contract for the Amazonas-2 satellite. 13th contract of the year for Arianespace The launch contract for Amazonas-2 is the 13th contract signed by Arianespace...
Amazonas Reaches Geostationary Orbit.
Newspaper article from: Satellite Today; 8/12/2004; 444 words ; According to EADS Astrium, the Amazonas spacecraft successfully performed early...This is a major event for EADS Astrium as Amazonas is the third Eurostar E3000 model launched this year. Amazonas is the largest satellite as well as the...
Marriott and Brazilian State of Amazonas Partner to Protect Rainforest.
PR Newswire; 4/7/2008; 700+ words ; ...International, Inc. and the state of Amazonas today signed an agreement to support...plan administered by the newly created Amazonas Sustainable Foundation. By year end...one of the first in the world," said Amazonas Governor Eduardo Braga. "This agreement...
Marriott and Brazilian State of Amazonas Partner to Protect Rainforest
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 4/7/2008; 700+ words ; ...Inc. (NYSE: MAR) and the state of Amazonas today signed an agreement to support...plan administered by the newly created Amazonas Sustainable Foundation. By year end...one of the first in the world," said Amazonas Governor Eduardo Braga. "This agreement...
Relationships and taxonomy of the killifish genus Rivulus (Cyprinodontiformes: Aplocheiloidei: Rivulidae) from the Brazilian Amazonas river basin, with notes on historical ecology.
Magazine article from: Aqua: journal of ichthyology & aquatic biology; 10/1/2006; ; 700+ words ; ...species of Rivulus endemic to the Brazilian Amazonas river basin are evaluated through an...region, and includes species from the Amazonas and Orinoco river basins; Melanorivulus...river basins. Eighteen species from the Amazonas river basin of Brazil are recognized...
Peligran los pulmones verdes del planeta: El Amazonas en LLAMAS.(selva tropical; incendios; América del Sur)(TT: The green lungs of the planet are in danger: the Amazon is ablaze.)(TA: tropical rain forest; accident; South America)
Magazine article from: Tribuna de Actualidad; 4/6/1998; ; 700+ words ; ...mayor Incendio forestal que ha sufrido el Amazonas en su historia. Mientras el fuego se...hmedas (como las que padece este ao el Amazonas) e inundaciones en regiones secas...uno de los mayores en la historia del Amazonas. La tala de rboles y la proliferacin...