Juruá

American  

[zhoo-roo-ah] / ˌʒu ruˈɑ /

noun

1. 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.

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Juruá British  

/ ʒuˈrua /

noun

1. 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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Example Sentences

“The commercialization of the skin has been fundamental for the riverine communities,” Adevaldo Dias, a riverine leader from the Medio Jurua region, told the AP in a phone interview.

From Seattle Times

From Medio Jurua and other regions, the pirarucu leather must travel several thousand miles by boat to Belem, where it is loaded onto trucks for another long journey to Nova Kaeru headquarters, a multiday trip.

From Seattle Times

The Association of Rural Producers of Carauari, from the Medio Jurua, sells each skin for $37, an important sum in a country where the minimum wage is around $237 per month.

From Seattle Times

It is found primarily in floodplain lakes across the Amazon basin, including the region of Medio Jurua.

From Seattle Times

Second, the giant fish not so long ago nearly vanished from Jurua, as vessels swept the lakes with large nets.

From Seattle Times