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Acre River

river, Brazil
Also known as: Aquiri River, Rio Acre
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Acre River, river, chiefly in western Brazil, rising on the Peruvian border, along which it continues eastward to form part of the Brazil–Bolivia border. Turning north at BrasilĂ©ia, the remainder of its 400-mi (645-km) course flows in a north-northeasterly direction, through the Brazilian states of Acre and Amazonas, to join the Rio Purus, a tributary of the Amazon, at BĂŽca do Acre. It was formerly called the Aquiri.

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