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Marajó

American  
[mah-rah-zhaw] / ˌmɑ rɑˈʒɔ /

noun

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


Marajó British  
/ maraˈʒɔ /

noun

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

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

From BBC • Aug. 7, 2023

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.

From BBC • Aug. 7, 2023

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

From BBC • Aug. 7, 2023

The humpback whale should have migrated thousands of miles to Antarctica by this time of year, but members of the conservation group Bicho D’Água said they found it at Marajó Island in Brazil’s north-east.

From The Guardian • Feb. 26, 2019

The great island of Marajó, in physical configuration, resembles the mainland of Guiana.

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