Iguaçú Falls

British

noun

a waterfall on the border between Brazil and Argentina, on the Iguaçú River: divided into hundreds of separate falls by forested rocky islands. Width: about 4 km (2.5 miles). Height: 82 m (269 ft)

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And the world’s largest waterfall system, Iguaçu Falls, has been reduced from a torrent to a trickle.

From New York Times

The electoral court rejected the winner of the mayoral election in that city, the gateway to Iguacu Falls, because he was convicted of wrongdoing in office.

From Seattle Times

Police did not release the name of the 49-year-old man, who entered Brazil on June 11 via the lawless frontier region near the Iguacu Falls area where Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay meet.

From Forbes

Here, in the pirate-laden jungle near the Iguacu falls, he has risen to a position of power.

From Salon

The Sports Ministry of the federal government has even studied the possibility of changing the site for Olympic canoeing from the Deodoro complex to Iguaçú Falls in the state of Paraná, about 900 miles from Rio.

From New York Times

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