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Amazonas , state (1996 pop. 2,390,102), 604,032 sq mi (1,564,445 sq km), NW Brazil. The capital is Manaus .

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Amazonas, Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Venezuela 1. Brazil: a state named after the River Amazon, in Portuguese ‘Rio Amazonas’.2. Colombia‐Peru: departments, both connected with the Amazon River basin.3. Venezuela: a state, although it is drained by the Orinoco River. The Negro River, which forms its western border, is a tributary of the Amazon.

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	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

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