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Jequitinhonha

American  
[jek-i-tin-yohn-yuh, zhe-kee-teenyoh-nyuh] / ˌdʒɛk ɪ tɪnˈyoʊn yə, ˌʒɛ kiˈtinyoʊ nyə /

noun

  1. a river in E Brazil, flowing from the state of Minas Gerais to the Atlantic Ocean. 500 miles (805 km) long.


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In 2003, then-President da Silva brought his entire Cabinet to the Jequitinhonha Valley, saying he wanted his ministers to see extreme poverty up close.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 20, 2022

First-round results show it helped Bolsonaro win some votes in the Jequitinhonha Valley, said Carlos Ranulfo, a political scientist at Federal University of Minas Gerais.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 20, 2022

In 38 communities in the Jequitinhonha valley, the teams taught 52 hygiene courses, helped construct 300 septic tanks, pulled 30,000 teeth and administered vaccine shots to 150,000 persons.

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