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Rondônia

American  
[rawn-daw-nyah] / rɔ̃ˈdɔ njɑ /

noun

  1. a state in W Brazil. 93,815 sq. mi. (242,980 sq. km). Pôrto Velho.


Rondônia British  
/ rõˈdonja /

noun

  1. Former name (until 1956): Guaporé.  a state of W Brazil: consists chiefly of tropical rainforest; a centre of the Amazon rubber boom until about 1912. Capital: Porto Velho. Pop: 1 431 777 (2002). Area: 243 043 sq km (93 839 sq miles)

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As I'm sure you saw, a research team in the Brazilian state of Rondônia discovered an 18th century Portuguese colonial city.

From Salon Nov. 24, 2024

In part, this is because the survey covered a much broader geographic area -- the entire state of Rondônia -- than previous studies of orchid bees.

From Science Daily Apr. 10, 2024

In Rondônia, the only inhabitant of the 8,000-hectare area lived in complete isolation for at least 26 years after the rest of his group was killed by ranchers advancing the agricultural frontier.

From New York Times Aug. 29, 2022

BBC international correspondent Orla Guerin visited Brazil’s Rondônia state and met four people with differing views: a logger, an environmental policeman, a cattle rancher and an environmental activist.

From BBC Nov. 1, 2021

Rondônia, meanwhile, opened itself up to the cattle industry.

From Washington Post

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