Solimões

American

[saw-li-moins] / ˌsɔ lɪˈmɔ̃ɪ̃s /

noun

Brazilian name of the Amazon from its junction with the Río Negro to the border of Peru.

Solimões British

/ suliˈmõəʃ /

noun

the Brazilian name for the Amazon from the Peruvian border to the Rio Negro

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The Solimões river has also fallen to its lowest level on record in Tabatinga, on Brazil's border with Colombia.

From BBC

Residents of Manacapuru, on the banks of the Solimões river, said they were struggling to get vital supplies, including food and drinking water, to the city.

From BBC

But as we turn from the broad Solimões river into the creek that winds towards his village, even he is taken aback.

From BBC

They are located on a stretch of shore known as Ponta das Lajes, near where the Rio Negro and the Solimões river flow into the Amazon.

From BBC

The rocky point is called Ponto das Lajes on the north shore of the Amazon near where the Rio Negro and Solimoes rivers join.

From Reuters

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