RioGrande

RioGrande
I. Rio Grande1 (grăndʹ, gränʹdā, grănʹdē) Or in Mexico Río Bra·vo (bräʹvō).
A river, about 3,033 km (1,885 mi) long, rising in southwest Colorado and flowing generally south through central New Mexico to southwest Texas, where it turns southeast and forms the U.S.-Mexican border for the rest of its course. It empties into the Gulf of Mexico near Brownsville, Texas, and Matamoros, Mexico.
  II. Rio Gran·de2 (grănʹdə, gräɴʹdĭ)
A city of extreme southeast Brazil at the southern entrance of the Lagoa dos Patos. It is a major processing and shipping center. Population: 172,408.

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