The Xingu River (/ʃiːŋˈɡuː/ sheeng-GOO; Portuguese: Rio Xingu, Portuguese pronunciation: [ʃĩˈɡu]; Mẽbêngôkre: Byti, [bɯˈti]: 73 ) is a 1,640 km (1,020 mi)...
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Xingu may refer to: Distinctly Brazilian topics: Major, and also original, senses: Xingu River, in north Brazil, southeast tributary of the Amazon Xingu...
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environment and the several nations of Xingu Indigenous peoples in the area. The Xingu Indigenous Park is on the upper Xingu River in the northeast of the state...
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The Xingu are an indigenous people of Brazil living near the Xingu River. They are the Aweti, Kalapalo, Kamaiurá, Kayapó, Kuikuro, Matipu, Mehinako, Nahukuá...
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native tribes. The original Xingu Black Beer label, created as a painting by Eric Green, depicts a map of the Xingu River region, anaconda snakes, a caiman...
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freshwater fish in the family Potamotrygonidae. It is endemic to the Xingu River basin in Brazil and as such prefers clear waters with rocky bottoms....
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The Fresco River is a river of Pará state in north-central Brazil. It is a right tributary of Xingu River, which it joins at São Félix do Xingu. The Fresco...
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Iriri River (Portuguese: Rio Iriri, Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈʁiu iɾiˈɾi]; Mẽbêngôkre: Kororoti, [kɔˌɾɔɾɔˈti]: 40 ) is a large tributary of the Xingu River...
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Xingu as far as Monte Alegre. These hills are cut down to a kind of terrace which lies between them and the river. On the south bank, above the Xingu...
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Kararaô) is a hydroelectric dam complex on the northern part of the Xingu River in the state of Pará, Brazil. After its completion, with the installation...
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