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Solimões is the name often given to early stretches of the Amazon River
Amazon River

The Amazon River of South America is the list of rivers by length in the world by volume, with a total river flow greater than the next top eight largest rivers combined....
 from the border of Brazil
Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is a country in South America. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, occupying nearly half of South America, the List of countries by population country, and the fourth most populous democracy in the world....
 and Peru
Peru

Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
 to its confluence with the Rio Negro.

Further upstream from the order the name of the river seems to depend on the speaker. Brazilians may either continue to call it the Solimões or refer to it as the Rio Marañón
Marañón River

The Mara??n River rises about 160 km to the northeast of Lima, Peru, flows through a deeply-eroded Andes valley in a northwesterly direction, along the eastern base of the Cordillera of the Andes, as far as 5 degrees 36' southern latitude; then it makes a great bend to the northeast, and cuts through the inland Andes, until at the Pongo de...
 -- a name which Peruvians usually only apply further upstream, before the Marañón
Marañón River

The Mara??n River rises about 160 km to the northeast of Lima, Peru, flows through a deeply-eroded Andes valley in a northwesterly direction, along the eastern base of the Cordillera of the Andes, as far as 5 degrees 36' southern latitude; then it makes a great bend to the northeast, and cuts through the inland Andes, until at the Pongo de...
 and the Ucayali
Ucayali

The Ucayali River, which rises about 110 km north of Lake Titicaca, is a branch of the Amazon River near the Madeira River.The R?o Ucayali, together with Apur?mac River, Ene River, and Tambo River, is today considered the main headwater of the Amazon River, totalling a length of 2,669.9 km from the source of the Apur?mac at...
 join to create what they call the Amazon.








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Solimões is the name often given to early stretches of the Amazon River
Amazon River

The Amazon River of South America is the list of rivers by length in the world by volume, with a total river flow greater than the next top eight largest rivers combined....
 from the border of Brazil
Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is a country in South America. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, occupying nearly half of South America, the List of countries by population country, and the fourth most populous democracy in the world....
 and Peru
Peru

Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
 to its confluence with the Rio Negro.

Further upstream from the order the name of the river seems to depend on the speaker. Brazilians may either continue to call it the Solimões or refer to it as the Rio Marañón
Marañón River

The Mara??n River rises about 160 km to the northeast of Lima, Peru, flows through a deeply-eroded Andes valley in a northwesterly direction, along the eastern base of the Cordillera of the Andes, as far as 5 degrees 36' southern latitude; then it makes a great bend to the northeast, and cuts through the inland Andes, until at the Pongo de...
 -- a name which Peruvians usually only apply further upstream, before the Marañón
Marañón River

The Mara??n River rises about 160 km to the northeast of Lima, Peru, flows through a deeply-eroded Andes valley in a northwesterly direction, along the eastern base of the Cordillera of the Andes, as far as 5 degrees 36' southern latitude; then it makes a great bend to the northeast, and cuts through the inland Andes, until at the Pongo de...
 and the Ucayali
Ucayali

The Ucayali River, which rises about 110 km north of Lake Titicaca, is a branch of the Amazon River near the Madeira River.The R?o Ucayali, together with Apur?mac River, Ene River, and Tambo River, is today considered the main headwater of the Amazon River, totalling a length of 2,669.9 km from the source of the Apur?mac at...
 join to create what they call the Amazon.

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