Rio Claro

[ Portuguese ree-oo klah-roo ]

noun

1. a city in São Paulo state, in SE Brazil.

Example Sentences

"By identifying the thresholds of forest cover in the surrounding landscape that allow seed dispersal, we can identify areas where natural regeneration is possible, as well as areas where we need to actively plant trees, allowing us to maximize the cost-effectiveness of forest restoration," says Danielle Ramos, a co-author of the paper affiliated with the University of Exeter, UK and Universidade Estadual Paulista, Rio Claro, São Paulo, Brazil.

From Science Daily

In 1938, Salvador da Silva was born to a musical family, in the small Brazilian city of Rio Claro.

From New York Times

“I learned that song in Rio Claro,” he said, as ferries idled on the river and the Manhattan skyline shimmered in the distance.

From New York Times

Arías was fortunate; her house was higher up the slopes of Rio Claro.

From The Guardian

Back in Rio Claro, the gutted shell of the church destroyed by the 1985 eruption is yet another reminder.

From The Guardian