Santarém

American

[san-tuh-rem, sahn-tah-ran] / ˌsæn təˈrɛm, ˌsɑ̃ tɑˈrɛ̃ /

noun

a city in N Brazil, on the Amazon River.

Santarém British

/ səntaˈrə̃j /

noun

a port in N Brazil, in Pará state where the Tapajós River flows into the Amazon. Pop: 190 000 (2005 est)

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Demonstrators had been gathering outside the terminal in Santarem, in northern Brazil's Para state, for a month before taking over company offices this weekend.

From Barron's

"The government is opening up our territories to many projects ... to boost agribusiness," Indigenous leader Auricelia Arapiuns told AFP in a video message from the Amazon port city of Santarem, in the same state that hosted COP30 in Belem.

From Barron's

After the meeting, the protesters blocked the road leading to the Santarem international airport -- a popular hub for tourists.

From Barron's

Raimundo Barbosa, who farms cassava and fruit near the town of Boa Esperança outside Santarém in the southeastern Amazon, says when the forest is cleared "the environment is destroyed".

From BBC

Their transshipment stations on the Tapajos and Madeira rivers have linked up the heart of Brazilian farm country and up-and-coming Amazonian ports such as Itacoatiara, Santarem and Barcarena.

From Reuters

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