Rio Branco

American  

[ree-oo brahn-koo] / ˈri ʊ ˈbrɑ̃ kʊ /

noun

1. a city in W Brazil.

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Rio Branco British  

/ ˈriu ˈbrəŋku /

noun

1. a city in W Brazil, capital of Acre state. Pop: 261 000 (2005 est)

2. a river in Brazil, flowing south to the Rio Negro. Length: 644 km (400 miles)

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Example Sentences

On Oct 12, they set out for Rio Branco, a remote city on the border with Peru, where Osmani joined them.

From Reuters • Feb. 1, 2023

So in mid-October, Murtaza said, they took a bus to Rio Branco, before making their way by foot, bus and taxi through Peru, Ecuador and Colombia.

From Reuters • Feb. 1, 2023

“The forest communities still hold rubber tapping dear. They enjoy making a living off the latex,” she told the AP in an interview in her home in Rio Branco, Acre’s capital.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 19, 2023

Franco with her granddaughter Sara, then nine months pregnant, at home in Rio Branco in early April.

From Washington Post

Meanwhile Ranzi went on to become a well-respected paleontologist, most recently at the Federal University of Acre, in Rio Branco.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann