Xingú Definition & Meaning

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Xingú American [shing-goo] / ʃɪŋˈgu /

noun

1. a river flowing N through central Brazil to the Amazon. 1,300 miles (2,090 km) long.

Xingú British / ʃiŋˈɡu /

noun

1. a river in central Brazil, rising on the Mato Grosso plateau and flowing north to the Amazon delta, with over 650 km (400 miles) of rapids in its middle course. Length: 1932 km (1200 miles)

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Despite the setback, Dutilleux returned to the Xingu — “my tribal heart,” as he has described it.

From Seattle Times

At the time, construction of the mammoth Belo Monte hydroelectric dam was underway, raising alarms in Indigenous communities over concerns it would dry up vast stretches of the Xingu River.

From Seattle Times

During the meetings, Macron agreed to give a million euros to the Raoni Institute and another tribe from the Xingu.

From Seattle Times

His family and tribe members were semi-nomadic and spent their days hunting and fishing in the basin of the Amazon’s Xingu River, an area the size of France and home to dozens of Indigenous groups.

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A few years later, Dutilleux returned to the Xingu to shoot a documentary focusing on the shaman.

From Seattle Times

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