Roraima
Britishnoun
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The first cases in the current outbreak were detected in Roraima, a state in northern Brazil, at the end of 2022.
From Science Magazine • Jun. 4, 2024
Soon after the beginning of his administration, his government expelled thousands of gold miners from the massive Yanomami Indigenous territory in the northern state of Roraima.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 2, 2023
Brazil’s interiorization program took shape after a period of tensions in the mid- to late-2010s when arriving Venezuelans strained public services in Roraima, which includes both Pacaraima and Boa Vista.
From Washington Times • May 16, 2023
All mining is illegal in Roraima, the state that includes much of the Yanomami land, but the streets of Boa Vista are lined with gold shops.
From New York Times • Mar. 25, 2023
Forest fires in the northern state of Roraima that year claimed such a huge area that Brazil requested aid from the United Nations.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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