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	Porto Velho travel guide - Wikitravel
		Porto Velho is the capital of the state of Rondônia in Brazil.
		From Porto Velho there are several connections to mayor cities with TAM throughout the country as well as regional flights with smaller carriers such as Rico and TAVJ.
		Although Porto Velho has a railway station there are no trains in or out of the city.
	wikitravel.org /en/Porto_Velho (575 words)

	Porto Velho - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Porto Velho is the capital of the Brazilian state of Rondônia, in the upper Amazon River basin.
		Porto Velho's survival is associated with the better conditions of the area where it was built, its easy access by the river, its harbor: these were all considerations in the choice of Porto Velho as the capital of the newly-formed Federal Territory of Guaporé, in 1943.
		Porto Velho's modern history begins with the discovery of cassiterite around the city, and of gold on the Madeira River, by the end of the fifties.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Porto_Velho (441 words)

	Porto Alegre - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Porto Alegre, one of the largest cities in southern Brazil, is the capital of Rio Grande do Sul State.
		Porto Alegre is the major industrial center for southern Brazil, and a key city for Mercosul.
		Because of its strategical position (Porto Alegre is the southernmost metropolis in Brazil) the city is an important stopping point for travellers and international businessman in the south of South America, especially coutries of Mercosul.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Porto_Alegre (531 words)

	Porto Velho -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		It is located on the eastern shore of the (A Brazilian river; tributary of the Amazon River) Madeira River, one of the main (additional info and facts about tributaries) tributaries of the (A major South American river; flows into the South Atlantic; the world's 2nd longest river (4000 miles)) Amazon River.
		During the first sixty years, the city's (A process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage)) development was directly connected to the railway's activities.
		Porto Velho's survival is associated with the better conditions of the area where it was built, its easy access by the river, its harbor: these were all considerations in the choice of Porto Velho as the capital of the newly-formed Federal (An area of knowledge or interest) Territory of Guaporé, in 1943.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/p/po/porto_velho.htm (403 words)

	ninemsn Encarta - Search Results - Porto
		Porto, city in north-west Portugal, capital of Porto District, on the banks of the Douro River near the Atlantic Ocean.
		Porto Velho, city in western Brazil, capital of Rondônia state, near the border with Amazonas State and Bolivia.
		Porto Alegre, city in south-east Brazil, capital of Rio Grande do Sul State, a port situated on Lake dos Patos (an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean)....
	au.encarta.msn.com /Porto.html (81 words)

	Porto Velho - capital city of the State of Rondônia, Brazil
		The name Porto Velho means "Old Port"; the city grew around a port, at the banks of river Madeira.
		Next to it, the city of Porto Velho grew to become the capital of the present-day state of Rondônia.
		For those with a taste for adventure, eighteen kilometers from Porto Velho is the Teotônio Waterfall whose violent waters are in contrast with the calm of the fishing village of Teotônio.
	www.v-brazil.com /tourism/rondonia/porto-velho.html (305 words)

	Tribunal de Justiça do Estado de Rondônia
		To get to know Porto Velho it is necessary to go back in the time a little and to feel the spirit that involves this city and its people.
		The first version is that the name came about because of old farmer, called "Velho Pimentel" (Old Pimentel), who lived in the proximity of the location where there was a small port where vessels that were on their way to the village of Santo Antônio moored up.
		The Eldorado was open: it was the most impressive demographic explosion in Brazil at the time, Porto Velho finally was consolidated as a strong and prosperous capital of the last frontier of the country.
	www.tj.ro.gov.br /corumbiara/english/conhecar/pvh.htm (657 words)

	Technical Publications
		———, 1985, Subordinate Clauses in Macushi (75 kB), Porto Velho Workpapers: 254-267.
		Bontkes, Carolyn, 1985, Subordinate Clauses in Surui (230 kB), Porto Velho Workpapers: 189-207.
		———, 1985, Subordinate Clauses in Paumarí (112 kB), Porto Velho Workpapers: 231-253.
	www.sil.org /americas/brasil/EnglTcPb.htm (2781 words)

	Gringo 4
		Porto Alegre is Brazil's sixth largest city (2.9 million population) that was founded in the 1740s on the eastern bank of the Rio Gualba where it empties into Lagoa dos Patos (Lagoon of Ducks).
		Although originally settled by the Portuguese, Porto Alegre is a modern city, emerging during the 20th century with the arrival of German and Italian immigrants.
		It is obvious the airport at Porto Velho is carved out of the jungle because once you step out of the airplane you are surrounded by lush vegetation.
	www.mountainflying.com /gringo4.htm (544 words)

	brazil-interior
		Porto Velho, its capital, is on the Rio Madeira, and there I wanted to find a river boat to take me to Manaus.
		In the west, approaching Porto Velho, we passed flened fields and patches of forest still on fire, and every town had its saw mills.
		The bus followed BR-364 beyond Porto Velho to the southwest for two hours, and then turned southeast to follow the Rio Mamoré on a dirt road for three hours to Guajará-Mirim.
	www.isi.edu /~hobbs/brazil-interior/brazil-interior.html (9018 words)

	AllRefer.com - POrto Velho, South America (South American Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
		AllRefer.com - POrto Velho, South America (South American Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
		POrto Velho[pOr´too ve´lyoo] Pronunciation Key, city (1996 pop.
		More articles from AllRefer Reference on Porto Velho
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/P/PortoVel.html (177 words)

	Hotell Porto Velho & Reseguide Porto Velho
		Denna sida handlar om hotell i Porto Velho och vi hoppas att du bokar ett hotellrum på någon av våra prisgaranterade orter när du åker på din weekend i Porto Velho.
		Om du inte åker till Porto Velho för en weekendresa så kanske du är på semester i Porto Velho och då är det minst lika viktigt att ha ett bra hotell för att kunna njuta av din resa.
		Boka Hotellrum redan nu för att göra din resa till Porto Velho mer bekväm.
	www.hotellfynd.se /hotell-portovelho.php (337 words)

	Current local time in Pôrto Velho - Rondônia - Brazil
		Calculate distance from Pôrto Velho to another location
		When can I call/have a meeting with someone in Pôrto Velho?
		Show time difference between Pôrto Velho time and other time zones
	www.timeanddate.com /worldclock/city.html?n=556 (251 words)

	ipedia.com: Rondônia Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Every city in the state except for Porto Velho and Guajará-Mirim were built by Pólo-Noroeste settlers.
		Porto Velho is situated on the Madeira River, a tributary of the Amazon, and the Lago do Cuniã is located in the state.
		The star is displayed rising into the blue sky, stretching over Brazil (the yellow and green areas in the lower half of the flag).
	www.ipedia.com /rondonia.html (509 words)

	Search Results for Porto - Encyclopædia Britannica
		The city lies along the Douro River, 2 miles (3 km) from the river's mouth and 175 miles (280 km) north of Lisbon.
		It is an artificial harbour on the Atlantic Ocean, within the town of Matosinhos, 5.5 miles (9 km) northwest of central Porto.
		It is the chief trade and market centre of the fertile Bié Plateau and processes rice and other grains, coffee, meat, and beeswax.
	www.britannica.com /search?query=Porto&submit=Find&source=MWTEXT (459 words)

	Bioline International Official Site (site up-dated regularly)
		In Porto Velho, capital, there has been a significant increase in population during the last three decades, resulting in migration from different areas of Brazil following the construction of the "BR364" road that connects the city to the country Central and South regions.
		Regarding the enteropathogens associated in the diarrheal episodes, it was found in the Porto Velho sample a high prevalence of rotavirus (19.2% of diarrhea cases and 2.4% of controls).
		In conclusion, the present survey has shown that the distribution of enteropathogens associated with diarrhea in Porto Velho is similar to that observed in northeast and eastern Amazon areas in the State of Pará.
	www.bioline.org.br /request?oc01094 (2379 words)

	News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		On April 12 and May 10 the Baptist Churches of Porto Velho participated in a type of bus prayer tour as we visited the site of each church and mission congregation in the city.
		We stopped in the front of each organized church and heard the pastor or other church representative tell the challenges and dreams that the church is experiencing.
		One of the pastors, born and raised in Porto Velho reported that he did not know about the new neighborhoods where we need to start work.
	www.calvarybaptist.org /brazil/crawfords.htm (1367 words)

	Chapter III: Methodology
		First, I found that my initial contacts in Porto Velho with professors at UNIR, including one English p rofessor from whom I rented a room for the duration of the fieldwork, led me to a steadily widening circle of useful contacts both in Porto Velho and throughout the state.
		I discovered that in addition to the net work of knowledgeable contacts in Porto Velho, many relevant published data sources unavailable to me in the United States were to be found within the federal, state, municipal, and non-governmental institutions in the city.
		Even given the advantages of basing the research effort in Porto Velho, dire ct experience in other cities and rural areas of the state was clearly required in order to understand more fully the data that I was able to collect.
	webhost.bridgew.edu /jhayesboh/dissert/chapter03/CHAPTERIII.HTML (1083 words)

	in the Amazon: miscellaneous info (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Porto Velho sits on the upper part of the Rio Madeira, one of the major tributaries of the Amazon River.
		With a population of around 300,000 in 1997, Porto Velho is one of the fastest-growing cities in Latin America, and lies along BR-364, the Brazilian highway that has seen more expansion and settlement than any other in the past two decades.
		Josh is doing research at the Porto Velho outpost of EMBRAPA, the network of agricultural research institutes of the Brazilian government.
	www.enter-net.com.br /skov/COLS/misc.htm (565 words)

	Amazonia.org.br
		The pipelines’ route could open doors causing lumberjacks, miners, plantation owners, and workers to provoke deforestation in pristine areas, in some cases inhabited by indigenous groups that live in isolation and are vulnerable, such as the Apurinã, Paumari, Deni and Juma.
		In the Plan of action for the prevention and control of deforestation of the Amazonia of the interministerial group co-ordinated by the Ministry of Internal Affairs in which 11 ministers participate, the Urucu-Porto Velho Gas Pipeline Project is considered one of the four undertakings with the largest environmental impact in the Brazilian Amazonia.
		Evaluation of the impacts of the Urucu-Porto Velho gas pipeline on indigenous populations in the region by anthropologist Gunter Kromer
	www.amazonia.org.br /english/guia/detalhes.cfm?id=110131&tipo=6&cat_id=88&subcat_id=1 (731 words)

	Brazil
		(Remember this number, as it is significant later...) Thence, a short flight to Pôrto Velho, where I spent the night of the 5th at a hotel.
		From Pôrto Velho, it's a six hour bus ride to Ji-Paraná (Rondônia on some maps), the town I was to work near.
		This meant another 6 hour bus ride back to Pôrto Velho, starting at midnight this time, then a plane again to Manaus.
	www.atd.ucar.edu /~burghart/brazil (589 words)

	Rondonia Web - Amazon of Brazil
		During my March 2003 visit to Porto Velho, we met with the publisher and agreed to release a second edition of the book, with all contents to be in both English and Portuguese.
		One of the most beautiful things we have seen in Brazil was a swarm of butterflies at a waterfall outside of Porto Velho.
		The tourism section includes extensive photos and histories of Porto Velho and Rondônia.
	webhost.bridgew.edu /jhayesboh/rondonia.htm (1161 words)

	Brazil: Amazon Basin North to South
		Porto Velho -> Guajará-Mirim Shared Taxi.25R$ 3 hrs.
		Apart from that, the pizza places outside the old railway station in Porto Vehlo provided the most memorable night, and the fruit market in Manaus the most exotic experience.
		Highlights included the Opera House in Manaus which was absolutely breathtaking, and the old railway between Porto Velho and Guajará-Mirim which has been abandoned to the jungle in the most extraordinary way, and has an extraordinary history to match.
	www.saexplorers.org /tr150.htm (775 words)

	MESTRADO 95:ROCHAS GRANÍTICAS E SIENÍTICAS,RIO MADEIRA, RO (UNIV. OF BRASILIA/IG - MSc THESIS N.95) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Essas rochas são representativas de duas expressivas unidades estratigráficas informais que dominam a região Porto Velho - Jaciparaná: Granitos Tipo Santo Antônio, aqui representado pelo maciço Santo Antônio e Suíte Intrusiva Teotônio, aqui restrita à sua proção leste.
		Geology, petrography and geochemistry of granitoid and syenitoid rocks from the Teotônio and Santo Antônio rapids, Madeira river, Porto Velho, Rondônia have been studied.
		These rocks are representative of two important stratigraphic units that occur in the Porto Velho-Jaciparaná region: the Santo Antônio-type granites, here represented by the Santo Antônio massif and the Teotônio Intrusive Suite, here restricted to its eastern portion.
	www.unb.br /ig/posg/mest/mest095.htm (1154 words)

	Military Academy School - Porto-novo Military Academy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Porto, Portugal - Travel Photos by Galen R Frysinger, Sheboygan, Wisco
		I made straight for Porto Novo the second...
		...Porto Metropolitan Area (enc.) Porto Novo Porto Novo (enc.) Porto Ottiolu (enc.) Porto.....Vidal was born at the United States Military Academy at West Point, New...
	www.militaryacademyschool.com /porto-novo-military-academy.html (851 words)

	Catalogue - Images
		Collapse of the Porto Velho quay in construction on the banks of the Madeira River (Rondônia state).
		Workers in the railroad repair yard in Porto Velho (Rondônia state).
		Panoramic vista of the region of the Candelária Hospital, located between Santo Antônio and Porto Velho (Rondônia).
	www.mp.usp.br /mamore/catalogue.html (1699 words)

	PR Newswire: El Paso Energy International Announces Porto Velho Power Project.@ HighBeam Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		El Paso Energy International Announces Porto Velho Power Project.
		Under the agreement, El Paso Energy International will supply 64 megawatts (MW) of electric power to the city of Porto Velho in the State of Rondonia.
		El Paso, which has a 40-percent stake in the $60 million project, will start construction immediately in order to begin to supply the city in July of this year.
	www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1G1:59009228&refid=ip_encyclopedia_hf (221 words)

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