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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All mining in the southern Venezuelan state of Amazonas remains illegal, though that has done little to stop miners from digging pits in search of gold.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 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

Dorismar Luiz Baruffi, a soy farmer based in the Amazonas town of Humaitá, has owned his land for many years.

From BBC • Oct. 3, 2024

In Manaus, the capital of Amazonas state, the first cases in the current outbreak were detected near recently deforested areas.

From Science Magazine • Jun. 4, 2024

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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