Belém
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Be·lém
(bə-lĕm′, -lāN′) Formerly Pa·rá (pə-rä′) A city of northern Brazil in the Amazon delta. It is the chief port and commercial center of the vast Amazon River basin.
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Belém
(Portuguese bəˈlẽi)n
(Placename) a port in N Brazil, the capital of Pará state, on the Pará River: major trading centre for the Amazon basin. Pop: 2 097 000 (2005 est)
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Be•lém
(bəˈlɛm)n.
the capital of Pará state, in N Brazil on the Pará River. 755,984.
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| Noun | 1. | Belem - port city in northern Brazil in the Amazon delta; main port and commercial center for the Amazon River basin Brasil, Brazil, Federative Republic of Brazil - the largest Latin American country and the largest Portuguese speaking country in the world; located in the central and northeastern part of South America; world's leading coffee exporter |
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