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Araguaya

American  
[ah-ruh-gwah-yah] / ˌɑ rəˈgwɑ jɑ /

noun

  1. a river flowing N from central Brazil to the Tocantins River. about 1,100 miles (1,770 km) long.


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We were told that there were in all fifteen of these obstructions to navigate, between Arroyos and the mouth of the Araguaya.

From The Naturalist on the River Amazons by Bates, Henry Walter

Such are the Kayapo or Suya, a large nation with several divisions between the Araguaya and Xingu rivers; and the Akua, better known as Cherentes, about the upper course of the Tocantins.

From Man, Past and Present by Haddon, Alfred Court

In 1716 an exploring expedition ascended the Madeira, and in the years following the Tocantins, the Araguaya, the Rio Negro, and the principal tributaries of the Upper Amazon were navigated.

From The South American Republics Part I of II by Dawson, Thomas C.

Being unable to obtain men, Mr. Leavens now gave up his project of ascending the river as far as the Araguaya.

From The Naturalist on the River Amazons by Bates, Henry Walter

As one ascends the Tocantins and Araguaya from their mouths in the Amazon estuary the altitude rapidly rises and navigation is quickly interrupted by cataracts.

From The South American Republics Part I of II by Dawson, Thomas C.

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