Amazonas

American

[am-uh-zoh-nuhs] / ˌæm əˈzoʊ nəs /

noun

a state in NW Brazil. 601,769 sq. mi. (1,558,582 sq. km). Manáos.

Amazonas British

/ ˌæməˈzəʊnəs /

noun

a state of W Brazil, consisting of the central Amazon basin: vast areas of unexplored tropical rainforest. Capital: Manaus. Pop: 2 961 801 (2002). Area: 1 542 277 sq km (595 474 sq miles)

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At the time, thick smoke had engulfed Manaus, the capital of Brazil's Amazonas state.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026

Satellite images of Yapacana National Park in Amazonas show deep gashes in the earth, where miners have dug enormous open pits.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 25, 2026

Ibama's technical staff noted in February that drilling conditions were very challenging in the Foz de Amazonas basin, prone to intense storms and strong ocean currents.

From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2025

The small plane was found by local fishermen in Bolivia's Amazonas region on Friday having been missing for 48 hours.

From BBC ● May 3, 2025

Negotiations for the settlement of this controversy, which involved fully one-third of the state of Amazonas, were broken off in 1870, but were resumed in 1905.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" by Various

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