Amazonas
Americannoun
noun
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But the location of the Autazes project in the state of Amazonas is both a blessing and a curse.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 5, 2025
Petrobras said drilling in the Foz de Amazonas region will begin immediately and will last for five months, after its five-year battle to get permission to explore the area.
From Barron's • Oct. 20, 2025
The impact of these fires and the drought on people’s lives in Amazonas is clear, but their message for everybody else is too.
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
The Amazonas tinges the sea along the Guiana coast 200 miles, and the effect of the Ganges extends to about twenty leagues.
From Two Trips to Gorilla Land and the Cataracts of the Congo Volume 2 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir
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