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... River ( M.G.A. ) One of the greatest rivers in South America , the São Francisco is the third largest river system of Brazil and the largest river wholly within the country . It is regarded as " the river of national unity " because it ...
... River ( M.G.A. ) One of the greatest rivers in South America , the São Francisco is the third largest river system of Brazil and the largest river wholly within the country . It is regarded as " the river of national unity " because it ...
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... river banks vazante vazante agriculture is practiced : during the rainy season , shallow agriculture waterbeds ( vassantes ) are enclosed by bars of river sedi- ment , and support the cultivation of manioc ( cassava ) , water beans ...
... river banks vazante vazante agriculture is practiced : during the rainy season , shallow agriculture waterbeds ( vassantes ) are enclosed by bars of river sedi- ment , and support the cultivation of manioc ( cassava ) , water beans ...
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... River ( Ca.C. ) The Sénégal River , 1,015 miles ( 1,633 kilometres ) long , is one of West Africa's longest rivers . Two of its three headstreams rise in the Fouta Djallon plateau , after which it flows northwestward and then westward ...
... River ( Ca.C. ) The Sénégal River , 1,015 miles ( 1,633 kilometres ) long , is one of West Africa's longest rivers . Two of its three headstreams rise in the Fouta Djallon plateau , after which it flows northwestward and then westward ...
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