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Corumbá

American  
[kaw-roon-bah] / ˌkɔ rũˈbɑ /

noun

  1. a city in W Brazil.


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Researchers reexamined fossils collected in Corumbá and also analyzed newly studied material from Bonito in the Serra da Bodoquena region.

From Science Daily May 12, 2026

Five weeks after leaving Rio Janeiro we finally anchored in Corumbá, an intensely sultry spot.

From Through Five Republics on Horseback, Being an Account of Many Wanderings in South America by Ray, G. Whitfield

The writer on one occasion was in Rio when a certain mission called him to the town of Corumbá, distant perhaps 1,300 miles from the capital.

From Through Five Republics on Horseback, Being an Account of Many Wanderings in South America by Ray, G. Whitfield

The church is, of course, very much in evidence in Corumbá, for it is a very religious place.

From Through Five Republics on Horseback, Being an Account of Many Wanderings in South America by Ray, G. Whitfield

Corumbá is a town of 5,000 inhabitants, and often said to be one of the hottest in the world.

From Through Five Republics on Horseback, Being an Account of Many Wanderings in South America by Ray, G. Whitfield

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