Marajó

[mah-rah-zhaw]

noun

1. an island in N Brazil, at the mouth of the Amazon. 19,000 sq. mi. (49,000 sq. km).

Marajó

/ maraˈʒɔ /

noun

1. an island in N Brazil, at the mouth of the Amazon. Area: 38 610 sq km (15 444 sq miles)

Example Sentences

On the other side of Ilha do Marajó, Hernandez Pantoja proudly shows off his açai and cacao plantation.

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Robson lives on the banks of one of hundreds of waterways that wind their way through Ilha do Marajó.

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Carbon credit companies operating in Ilha do Marajó have been accused of harassing people into contracts, pressuring people to be a part of their projects, without actually giving them much detail.

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Projected diminished rainfall in the region means lower flow for the rivers that surround the islands and pour their waters into the Marajo Bay, the study said.

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Based on Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change scenarios, their analysis estimates that at least half the Marajo municipality most exposed to the sea, Soure, should be underwater by the end of this century.

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