Juruá

American

[zhoo-roo-ah] / ˌʒu ruˈɑ /

noun

a river in E and W South America, flowing NE from E Peru through W Brazil to the Amazon. 1,200 miles (1,930 km) long.

Juruá British

/ ʒuˈrua /

noun

a river in South America, rising in E central Peru and flowing northeast across NW Brazil to join the Amazon. Length: 1900 km (1200 miles)

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Now, the outsiders wanted to widen the trail into a road to access the towering rainforests that unite the Peruvian and Brazilian border along the Juruá River.

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2022

The inhabitants are chiefly Indians of the Marauá tribe, whose original territory comprises all the by-streams lying between the Jutahí and the Juruá, near the mouths of both these great tributaries.

From Oregon and Eldorado or, Romance of the Rivers by Thomas Bulfinch

At the mouth of the Juruá, Herndon found both water and air 82°.

From The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America by James Orton

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