Javari

or Ja·va·ry

[ zhah-vuh-ree ]

noun

1. a river in E South America, flowing NE from Peru to the upper Amazon, forming part of the boundary between Peru and Brazil. 650 miles (1,045 km) long.

Javari

/ ʒavaˈri /

noun

1. a river in South America, flowing northeast as part of the border between Peru and Brazil to join the Amazon. Length: about 1050 km (650 miles) Spanish nameYavarí

Example Sentences

British journalist Dom Phillips and Indigenous activist Bruno Pereira were killed in the neighboring Javari valley region last year.

From Washington Times

Phillips and Pereira vanished on June 5, 2022 on a trip to the remote Javari Valley near the border with Peru.

From Reuters

Some are calling on the government to do more to protect the Javari Valley, where drug runners and illegal poachers threaten the most isolated Indigenous groups in Brazil's Amazon.

From Reuters

According to the report by TV Globo's Fantástico programme, Colombian national Rubén Villar ran an illegal fishing racket in the Javari Valley, a remote area near Brazil's border with Peru and Colombia.

From BBC

The crime caused outrage in Brazil and abroad, drawing attention to the criminal practices and lawlessness in remote areas such as the Javari Valley.

From BBC