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Roraima

state, Brazil
Also known as: Rio Branco
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Roraima, estado (state), northern Brazil. It is bordered on the north by Venezuela, on the east by Guyana and the state of Pará, and on the south and west by the state of Amazonas. Formerly a part of Amazonas, it was created a territory by decree in 1943 and until 1962 was named Rio Branco. It became a state in 1990. It is drained from north to south by the Branco River, which is a...

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