Rio Claro

[ Portuguese ree-oo-klah-roo ]

/ Portuguese ˈri ʊ ˈklɑ rʊ /

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noun

a city in São Paulo state, in SE Brazil.

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Words nearby Rio Claro

Río Azul, Río Balsas, Riobamba, Rio Branco, Río Bravo, Rio Claro, Río Cuarto, Rio de Janeiro, Río de la Plata, Río de Oro, Río Gallegos

How to use Rio Claro in a sentence

Resolution is majority owned and controlled by Rio Tinto, a global mining conglomerate.
McCain Helps a Business Partner of Iran|Ben Jacobs|November 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Nevertheless, Brian Rogers, a McCain aide pushed back against UANI, calling the Rio Tinto-Iran connection “a red herring.”
McCain Helps a Business Partner of Iran|Ben Jacobs|November 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Gabriel Pedreira, a spokesman for United Against a Nuclear Iran, opposed any legislation to transfer federal land to Rio Tinto.
McCain Helps a Business Partner of Iran|Ben Jacobs|November 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In his opinion, Rio Tinto has not addressed this provision of the comprehensive sanctions against Iran.
McCain Helps a Business Partner of Iran|Ben Jacobs|November 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Rio Tinto also reiterated that holdings in the mine are fully compliant with the current sanctions regime.
McCain Helps a Business Partner of Iran|Ben Jacobs|November 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
One of the most disagreeable things in Rio Janeiro is the total absence of sewers.
A Woman's Journey Round the World|Ida Pfeiffer
I was fortunate enough during my stay in Rio Janeiro to witness several different public festivals.
A Woman's Journey Round the World|Ida Pfeiffer
In no other place did I ever behold so many children with such pale and worn faces as in the streets of Rio Janeiro.
A Woman's Journey Round the World|Ida Pfeiffer
We here found the good old woman who had been our fellow passenger from Germany to Rio Janeiro, in company with her son.
A Woman's Journey Round the World|Ida Pfeiffer
We left Rio Janeiro in the morning, and proceeded in a steamer as far as the port of Sampajo, a distance of twenty-eight miles.
A Woman's Journey Round the World|Ida Pfeiffer