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Tocantins (Portuguese pronunciation: [tokɐ̃ˈtĩs] [1]) is one of the states of Brazil. The state was formed in 1988 out of the northern part of Goiás, and construction began on ...
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The Tocantins' (Name of Indian tribe that inhabited the banks of the river. It [[Tupi]] word that means toucan's beak. Tukã, toucan and Ti, beak ) is a river, the central fluvial ...
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Tocantins, river of Brazil, formed in south central Goiás State by the confluence of two main headstreams. It flows north through Pará State and, after a course of 2,700 km (1,680 mi), widens into the Pará River, the southern distributary of the Amazon delta. Its principal affluent is the Araguaia, which joins it at the northern extremity of Goiás.

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