Santarém

American  

[san-tuh-rem, sahn-tah-ran] / ˌsæn təˈrɛm, ˌsɑ̃ tɑˈrɛ̃ /

noun

1. a city in N Brazil, on the Amazon River.

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Santarém British  

/ səntaˈrə̃j /

noun

1. a port in N Brazil, in Pará state where the Tapajós River flows into the Amazon. Pop: 190 000 (2005 est)

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Example Sentences

Raimundo Barbosa, who farms cassava and fruit near the town of Boa Esperança outside Santarém in the southeastern Amazon, says when the forest is cleared "the environment is destroyed".

From BBC

Some 37% of Brazil's total corn exports flowed through Barcarena, Itaqui, Itacoatiara and Santarem ports in the first half of 2023, according to Brazil's crop agency Conab.

From Reuters

Their transshipment stations on the Tapajos and Madeira rivers have linked up the heart of Brazilian farm country and up-and-coming Amazonian ports such as Itacoatiara, Santarem and Barcarena.

From Reuters

Raised in the city of Santarem in the northern Brazilian state of Para, Costa Porsborg fell in love with the United States on an exchange program during her final year of high school, Costa said.

From Los Angeles Times

Hundreds of firefighters in Portugal tried to tame blazes in the center of the country that forced the evacuation of dozens of people from their homes, mostly in villages around Santarem and Pombal.

From Seattle Times