10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PORTO VELHO»
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Porto Velho in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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The Rough Guide to Jamaica
Boa Vista to: Bonfim (2 daily; 4hr); Manaus (4 daily, I2hr); Santa Elena (6 daily;
3hr). Manaus to: Boa Vista (4 daily; 12hr). Maraba to: Araguaina (several weekly;
13hr); Belem (3 daily; 14hr); Tucurui (several weekly; 6hr). Porto Velho to: Cuiaba
...
Polly Thomas, Adam Vaitilingam, 2003
2
South America on a Shoestring
PORTO VELHO g0xx69 / pop 311,500 Stretched along the muddy banks of the
Rio Madeira, Porto Velho's new economic importance as the transfer point for
Mato Grosso's soybeans from truck to barge is improving this backwater town.
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Bradt Travel Guide the Amazon: The Bradt Travel Guide
several indigenous groups including the Uru-eu-wau-wau, this national park is
200km south of Porto Velho. The park is primarily tropical forest with transitional
zones and savannah. Access is along the BR364, turning off at Ariquemes.
Roger Harris, Peter Hutchison, 2007
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The Struggle for Accountability: The World Bank, NGOs, and ...
on the legislative discussion comes from a transcript of the discussion of Projeto
de Lei Complementar, number 026/90, on file at IPHAE (Instituto de Pre-His- toria
, Antropologia, e Meio Ambiente) in Porto Velho. The zoning plan finally passed ...
Jonathan A. Fox, L. Dave Brown, 1998
5
Brazil Footprint Handbook:
Porto Velho stands on a high bluff overlooking a curve of the Rio Madeira, one of
the Amazon's main tributaries. The city has seen the rubber, gold and timber
booms come and go. Service and IT industries are now the major employers.
Gardenia Robinson, Alex Robinson, 2014
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The Impact of the Iirsa Road Infrastructure Programme on ...
Table 7.2 Transport of bulk cargo from Porto Velho to Shanghai future situation.
Porto Velho— Shanghai Mode Cost Average Maximum Transfers Border (US$lt)
number number crossings ofdays ofdays required required Constructed Corredor
...
7
Catalog of Copyright Entries: Works of art...
Porto Velho from Wireless Hill, 24— Porto Velho, Brazil, residence of Chief
Engineer, 20.— Porto Velho, Brazil, river boats it dock, 25. — Porto Velho, Brazil,
wireless station, 23. — Right of way, showing narrowness, 64. — Rubber readv
for ...
8
Greening Brazil: Environmental Activism in State and Society
Interviews by Margaret Keck (unless otherwise indicated), not taped Avelar, Ana
Maria (Porto Velho, RO, 11 May 1991). Bitelli, Julio Glinternick. Special Division
of the Environment, Itamaraty (Brasilia, 3 August 1990; 30 October 1990). Butler ...
Kathryn Hochstetler, Margaret E. Keck, 2007
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Shades of Green: Environmental Activism Around the Globe
It was costly to transport rubber from Acre to the main Rondonian port along the
Madeira River, the present-day capital city of Porto Velho, due to numerous
rapids upstream. Foreign investors, mainly Americans, constructed a railroad
from ...
Christof Mauch, Nathan Stoltzfus, Douglas R. Weiner, 2006
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Centrosema: Biology, Agronomy, and Utilization
Adaptação de novos germoplasmas de leguminosas forrageiras em Porto Velho,
RO, Brasil. In: Pizarro, E. A. (ed.). Red Internacional de Evaluación de Pastos
Tropicales: Resultados 1982-1985: IIla reunión de la RIEPT, 21-24 octubre, 1985
, ...
Rainer Schultze-Kraft, R. J. Clements, 1990
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PORTO VELHO»
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Porto Velho is used in the context of the following news items.
Executivo inicia visita às ilhas das Flores e do Corvo
O Secretário Regional do Mar, Ciência e Tecnologia reúne-se com a Direção da Associação de Pescadores da Ilha das Flores, no Porto Velho ... «Jornaldiario.com, Jul 15»
Alstom Signs New Contracts in Brazil to Supply Hydro Mechanical …
With an investment of R$ 90 million, the factory, established in 2008, is located in Porto Velho, in the State of Rondônia, and has a total area of ... «Newswire Today, Jul 15»
Ponte de Abunã: balsas danificam estruturas e podem atrasar obras
... em Porto Velho. E os problemas ali enfrentados em decorrência das ações atribuídas aos proprietários das balsas são lembrados até hoje. «Rondônia Dinâmica, Jul 15»
Claro Brasil extends 3G network to rural areas of Rondonia
The operator is already present in the state's urban areas with 2G, 3G technologies and, in the capital Porto Velho, with the 4GMax network. «Telecompaper, Jul 15»
The Chinese chequebook
Built for booming rubber exports, the 367km (228-mile) line from Porto Velho in the heart of the Brazilian Amazon to the Bolivian border was ... «The Economist, May 15»
China's Amazonian railway 'threatens uncontacted tribes' and the …
Near the Bolivian border, it will come close to the “Devil's Railway”, an ill-fated link built in 1912 between Porto Velho in Brazil and ... «The Guardian, May 15»
South America News: Peru, Brazil, China Roll Ahead With …
... agricultural heartland of Mato Grosso, and on to Porto Velho near the Peruvian border. Future studies will determine the route through Peru, ... «Latin Times, May 15»
Brazilian open-access plan takes shape
However, for the Sinop - Miritituba and Sapezal - Porto Velho projects there is an eight month window because no studies of these projects ... «International Railway Journal, Apr 15»
The frail, forgotten army from the Amazon
Archival photos from Brazil's National Museum of Porto Velho show the collection of rubber during World War II. Captioned "Chalapo rubber ... «Al Jazeera America, Mar 15»
In Brazil, Some Inmates Get Therapy With Hallucinogenic Tea
One of the bloodiest prison revolts in recent decades took place in the nearby city of Porto Velho, in 2002, when at least 27 inmates were killed ... «New York Times, Mar 15»
