São Francisco

American  

[soun frahn-sees-koo] / ˈsãʊ̃ frɑ̃ˈsis kʊ /

noun

1. a river flowing NE and E through E Brazil into the Atlantic. 1,800 miles (2,900 km) long.

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São Francisco British  

/ sə̃u frə̃ˈsisku /

noun

1. a river in E Brazil, rising in SW Minas Gerais state and flowing northeast, then southeast to the Atlantic northeast of Aracajú. Length: 3200 km (1990 miles)

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Example Sentences

The parrot — endemic to a small fraction of the Sao Francisco River basin and already rare in the 19th century — was declared extinct in the wild in 2000, when a lonely surviving male disappeared following decades of poaching and habitat destruction from livestock overgrazing.

From Seattle Times

The study by Staffordshire University and Federal University of Vale do Sao Francisco has found that 'exergames' can change people's perceptions of how fatigued they are -- which is potentially harmful for those with the condition.

From Science Daily

"By looking at the deltas together, like we have in this study, we want to highlight what can happen on a global scale if we do not address delta risk both on a local and global level. The study can also complement studies on individual deltas, and identify efforts needed connected to less studied deltas such as the Saõ Francisco or Volta delta," says Maria Santos, professor at the University of Zurich.

From Science Daily

Some places, such as Brazil’s Rio São Francisco basin, face a challenging future; others, including the Great Lakes region of the United States, are in better shape.

From Scientific American

Conversely, the report identified several global “hotspots with negative trends” on water storage, including Brazil’s Rio São Francisco basin, Patagonia in the southern reaches of South America, the Ganges River headwaters in the Himalaya Mountains of northern India and the Indus River flowing from Tibet to the Arabian Sea.

From Scientific American