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	Tocantins River - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Tocantins is a river, the central fluvial artery of Brazil.
		The flat, broad valleys, composed of sand and clay, of both the Tocantins and its Araguay branch are overlooked by steep bluffs.
		The tributaries of the Tocantins, called the Maranhao and Parana-tinga, collect an immense volume of water from the highlands which surround them, especially on the south and south-east.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tocantins_River (487 words)

	Tocantins (state) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The federal government, seeking to broaden Tocantins' economic horizons by funding the construction of a hydroelectric dam in the state, allowed a private company to construct a sizable five-turbine hydroelectric dam, blocking the Tocantins river and displacing some indigenous inhabitants.
		Tocantins is one of the states of Brazil.
		What is today Tocantins state was first explored by Jesuit missionaries in about 1625, seeking to convert the Amerindian peoples of the area to Christianity.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tocantins_State (515 words)

	Tocantins River -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		A part of the sparsely settled Central-West region, Tocantins is bounded by the states of Maranhão and Piauí to the northeast, Bahia to the east, Goiás to the south, Mato Grosso to the west, and Pará to the northwest.
		Portuguese Rio Tocantins river that rises in several headstreams, including the Paranã and Maranhão rivers, on the central plateau in Goiás state, Brazil.
		Tocantins was created from the northern half of Goiás (q.v.) state in 1989.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9072710?tocId=9072710 (807 words)

	MSN Encarta - Tocantins
		Tocantins, river of Brazil, formed in south central Goiás State by the confluence of two main headstreams.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761551984/Tocantins.html (79 words)

	Tocantins
		Tocantins is a state located at the northern region of Brazil, that belongs to the legal Amazon region.
		The limits of Tocantins are: northern - the Brazilian State of Maranhão; eastern - the Brazilian State of Maranhão, Piaui, Bahia; southern - the Brazilian State of Goiás; western - the Brazilian State of Mato Grosso and Pará.
		The State of Tocantins is the 9th Brazilian state as far as its territory is concerned.
	www.vivabrazil.com /tocantins.htm (617 words)

	Palmas Tocantins History
		Tocantins State was instituted by Article 13 of the Transitory Dispositions of the new Constitution, promulgated in October 5th 1988, and was inaugurated by its first elected Governor, José Wilson Siqueira Campos in January 1st 1989, in Miracema do Tocantins, chosen as the temporary Capital.
		At last, after a persuasion effort with leaders of all parties, Tocantins State was created on July 27th 1988, with the unification of Amendment n°2P00002-9 and the Popular Petition, reestablishing the provision for direct elections.
		From there on, several expeditions followed, reaching where is now Tocantins State.
	home.planet.nl /~rolfpoll/palmashis.htm (2009 words)

	MINISTÉRIO DOS TRANSPORTES
		High Tocantins, space between Tocantínia-Miracema and Rios Maranhão's fork and Paranã, presents two pull with 10Km and 82Km, respectively, separated by 28Km where there is a sequence of four waterfalls; soon after, navigable new pull of 15Km happened by the 5Km of Carreira Comprida, with declivity of 98 cm/Km (intransponível in the drought).
		Low Tocantins was used for the transport of sand, iron, cement and equipment of the destined to the construction of hidroelectric of Tucuruí.
		The heads of Tocantins are in an approached altitude of 1.100m, in the Mountain of Paranã, about 60 Km to the north of Brasília.
	www.transportes.gov.br /bit/hidro/EGriotoca.htm (1116 words)

	Planet Ark : FEATURE - Brazil's Tocantins state readies for transformation
		For Gov. Jose Wilson Siqueira Campos of Tocantins, a small state with 1.15 million people, the completion of the dam is the fruition of his vision of Palmas as a "center of progress" for Brazil's poor center-north region.
		Supporters consider him the "creator" of Tocantins and its capital for his role in championing the establishment of the new state.
		The Tocantins River will be dammed to form a massive lake, swallowing the valley and turning Palmas into a "coastal" city with nine miles (15 km) of beachfront.
	www.planetark.com /dailynewsstory.cfm?newsid=11230 (1218 words)

	CHAPTER IV - THE TOCANTINS AND CAMETA
		The Aldeia road runs parallel to the river, the land from the border of the road to the indented shore of the Tocantins forming a long slope which was also richly wooded; this slope was threaded by numerous shady paths, and abounded in beautiful insects and birds.
		Besides dolphins in the water, frigate birds in the air are characteristic of this lower part of the Tocantins.
		All these channels are washed through by the tides--the ebb, contrary to what takes place in the short canal, setting towards the Tocantins.
	www.globusz.com /ebooks/Amazons/00000016.htm (12957 words)

	State of Tocantins, Brazil
		Tocantins, which was previously the northern part of the State of Goiás, became a State in 1989.
		Tocantins has the world largest river island - Ilha do Bananal and numerous other natural attractions such as the Rio Tocantins which cuts the State from South to North.
		It is mostly cerrado; however, the Eastern portion of the State, which borders Bahia, is made up of large mesas (chapadas) and mountains.
	www.brazil.studyintl.com /states/tocantins/menu_to.htm (145 words)

	Palmas Tocantins The center of Brasil and a center for entrepreneurs and ecotourists
		Tocantins has a very hard working government, considering that the state has only 1 million inhabitants and has started many large futuristic projects, all at the same time, to prepare the capital, Palmas, for a population of 2 million inhabitants.
		Tocantins certainly has many breathtaking attractions to excite the most adventurous tourists.
		Palmas Tocantins The center of Brasil and a center for entrepreneurs and ecotourists
	home.planet.nl /~rolfpoll (766 words)

	The Hydrographi Region of The Amazon
		The basin of the River Tocantins possesses almost half the floodable areas situated in the stretch which separates the states of Maranhão and Pará.
		This corresponds to the section of the Tocantins River, from its headwaters to the confluence with the Araguaia River.
		The current situation of the Tocantins Hydrographic Region in terms of availability and demand is laid out in Table 3, in which it can be seen that the sub-basins of the Tocantins and Araguaia rivers present the highest total demands, mainly for irrigation purposes.
	www.ana.gov.br /ingles/Portais/folder/tocantins/03-Availability_Use.html (1076 words)

	The Hutchinson Encyclopedia: Tocantins@ HighBeam Research
		The Tocantins rises in the state of Gois and flows north into the Amazon delta.
	www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1P1:100181808&refid=ip_encyclopedia_hf (117 words)

	Terrestrial Ecoregions -- Xingu-Tocantins-Araguaia moist forests (NT0180)
		This interfluvial ecoregion is bound by the Amazon Delta to the north, the Xingu River to the west, and the Tocantins River to the east.
		Characteristic trees of the middle Tocantins upland are Cenostigma tocantinum, Bombax tocantimumi, B.
		Located primarily between the Xingu and Lower Tocantins Rivers in Brazil, this ecoregion also includes the area around the Araguaia River.
	worldwildlife.org /wildworld/profiles/terrestrial/nt/nt0180_full.html (1379 words)

	Tocantins - states of Brazil - sites, pictures, information
		The state of Tocantins was created by the Constitution of 1988; it was part of the state of Goiás.
		Tocantins - states of Brazil- sites, pictures, information
		The economy is based on agriculture; the plain lands of Tocantins see some of the biggest farms of the country, all devoted to intensive plantation of soy, corn and other tradeable commodities.
	www.v-brazil.com /information/geography/tocantins.html (81 words)

	Tocantins, Brazil - travel information
		Tocantins is the newest Brazilian State; it was dismembered from Goiás in 1988.
		Site of a Dutch group which is fomenting businesses in Palmas and other cities of the State; includes a selection of high definition photos of Palmas.
	www.v-brazil.com /tourism/tocantins (39 words)

	Amazonia
		We have concluded that the hidrovia project will not contribute to an advance in the quality of life of the populations of the Araguaia and Tocantins regions.
		For this reason, we want the resources destined for this project to be applied in works which guarantee more jobs, in the improvement of already-existing roads (BR-158 and BR-242), in the conclusion of the North-South and Ferronorte railroads, in improving education and health care, in reforestation of degraded areas, in agricultural projects, and in ecotourism.
		We feel that, if the government does not wish to have a dialogue with us, this is because it is declaring war on our peoples.
	www.amazonia.net /Articles/308.htm (888 words)

	IRN's Latin American Campaigns: IRN letter to IDB in reference to Cana Brava Dam, March 14, 2000.
		The fisheries of the upper Tocantins have assumed greater importance, given the serious impacts to fisheries in the lower and middle Tocantins caused by Tucurui dam.
		The dam is planned for construction on the Tocantins River, the principal river system of the savanna and eastern Amazon region of Brazil.
		However, the upper reach of the Tocantins has the natural characteristic of oligotrophic conditions, making the system less productive when compared with the middle and lower reaches.
	www.irn.org /programs/latamerica/000314.tocantins.html (2017 words)

	Amazon Turtles
		Giovanni Salera Jr was born in 1977 and graduated in Dec. of 2001 in Mathematical Sciences at the Araguaína campus of the Tocantins State University and plans to start his Master’s degree in Biology at the University of São Paulo by June of this year.
		We hope you enjoy the beauties that the state of Tocantins has to offer and also the excitement of helping to preserve our land for future generations through species conservation.
		Sao Paulo State University; Tocantins State University Rijksuniversiteit te Gent (Belgium);Tocantins State University
	www.earthwatch.org /expeditions/malvasio/meetthescientists.html (1132 words)

	flag of Tocantins (Brazil) flags, Fahnen, Flaggen, FOTW bei Nationalflaggen.de
		This could not be sustained, but the autonomist desire was not turned off, and finally the recent eighth Brazilian constitution established the State of Tocantins, responding to the petitions of a local movement headed by José Wilson Siqueira Campos, a political veteran.
		In the upper left and lower right corners, two right triangles with legs of 13 (thirteen) and 9.1 (nine and one-tenth) units, in the colors blue and yellow respectively.
		The following are the substantive parts of the state flag law, law no 094/89 of 17 November 1989, and the state's official interpretation as transcribed on www.brasilrepublica.hpg.ig.com.br:
	www.nationalflaggen.de /flags-of-the-world/flags/br-to.html (283 words)

	Tocantins - Wikitravel
		Tocantins is a state in Brazil's North region.
		This article is still a stub and needs your attention.
	wikitravel.org /en/Tocantins (40 words)

	Tocantins - Araguaia Waterway - Amazon Watch
		Among the most controversial projects proposed for the Amazon, is the Tocantins - Araguaia Waterway, whereby the Tocantins, Araguia and das Mortes rivers would make up part of a new industrial waterway principally for export of grains, minerals and timber from the central-west of Brazil to Atlantic ports in the northeast.
		Three rivers, the Rio das Mortes, Araguaia, and Tocantins would be deepened and widened, creating a river network of approximately 3,000-km, which would link to highways and railroads.
		The Brazilian Government places the cost of this waterway at US$222.4 million over the next two years, but if all infrastructure costs are accounted for, like port construction, shipping, and building locks at Tucurui and Santa Isabela Dams, the cost could run into the billions.
	www.amazonwatch.org /amazon/BR/tocantin (194 words)

	Ethnologue report for Brazil
		Goiás, Island of Bananal, and the upper Tocantins River valley.
		Tocantins, between the Rio do Sono and Rio Tocantins.
		Trocará near Tucurui, on the Tocantins River, Pará.
	www.ethnologue.com /show_country.asp?name=Brazil (2900 words)

	Banan_CS.doc
		The region and its problems The southeastern region of the State of Tocantins has one of the richest natural heritages in Brazil as it is an area where savannah forest, everglades-like pantanal and Amazon forest meet.
		IE is a non-profit, nongovernmental organization that was founded in March 2000, and works with the environment and development in the State of Tocantins.
		It will be developed over a 25-year period in the southeast region of the State of Tocantins.
	www.livelihoods.org /lessons/docs/Banan_CS.doc (890 words)

	Land Cover Evaluation of the State of Tocantins, Brazil
		These data might be used to measure the extent of major land covers in the state of Goias and Tocantins, to aid in land cover classification, and be used as a basis for land use change detection.
		The spatial coverage of each map is location dependent, thus only the overall spatial coverage comprises the State of Tocantins.
		Assad and Klink have completed Landsat TM-based mapping of areas of native cerrado vegetation conversion for southern Maranhão State, Goais, and Tocantins.
	www.whrc.org /southamerica/LBAData/Cerrado_Landsat.htm (769 words)

	Amazon & Tocantins River Basins Border
		The first one was digitized from a 1:5.000.000 hydrogeological map of South America, that has the borders of the Amazon and Tocantins basins marked.
		To view the README file that accompanies the Amazon and Tocantins River Basins Border click here.
		To download the Amazon and Tocantins River Basins Border, available in a unix compressed (".gz") ascii grid format,
	www-eosdis.ornl.gov /data/bluangel_harvest/VF/basin_costa.html (330 words)

	54.htm
		20.2% of the area of Tocantins/ Goias; 20.2% of forest and cerrado cut since 1960
	www.esig.ucar.edu /rates/54.htm (23 words)

	Tocantins on Encyclopedia.com
		Created in 1988 from the northern half of Goiás state, Tocantins is in the Brazilian Highlands and is drained by the Araguaia and Tocantins rivers.
		Brazil: first private power station is under construction in Tocantins.
		Energy cutbacks hit Tocantins expansion...(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/T/Tocantin.asp (244 words)

	Terrestrial Ecoregions -- Tocantins-Araguaia-Maranhão moist forests (NT0170)
		The Tocantins River carves the forest’s western edge, while the Mearim River marks the border to the south.
		During five months of the year, a dry season settles over the region, with less than 4 inches (101 mm) of rain falling during each of those months.
		Along one side, the forest meets the shore of the Atlantic Ocean and the mouth of the Amazon River.
	nationalgeographic.com /wildworld/profiles/terrestrial/nt/nt0170.html (617 words)

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