| LC control no. | sh 93009570 |
|---|---|
| Geographic heading | Roosevelt River (Brazil) |
| Geographic subdivision usage | Brazil--Roosevelt River |
| Variant(s) | Dúvida River (Brazil) Rio da Dúvida (Brazil) Rio Roosevelt (Brazil) Rio Theodoro (Brazil) River of Doubt (Brazil) Teodoro River (Brazil) Theodoro River (Brazil) |
| See also | Rivers--Brazil |
| Found in | Work cat.: Roosevelt, T. Through the Brazilian wilderness, 1994. Central Brazil and the new Rio Theodoro, 1915. Col. Lipp. gaz. (Roosevelt River, in Mato Grosso and Amazonas, W. Brazil, rises in the Serra dos Parecis (in Guaporé territory [Rondônia]) near 12⁰30ʹS 60⁰10ʹW, flows c 400 mi. N to the Aripunanã near 7⁰30ʹS 60⁰40ʹW; called Rio da Dúvida (River of Doubt) until explored by, and named in honor of, Theodore Roosevelt in 1914; also known as Teodoro or Theodoro R.; lower course of Aripunanã is sometimes also called Roosevelt R.; refs. from Teodoro River and Theodoro River) MW geog. dict. (Roosevelt, Rio, formerly Rio da Dúvida or Eng. River of Doubt, river, W cen. Brazil; rises in W Mato Grosso state, flows N into SE Amazonas state where it joins the Aripunanã River; ab. 400 mi (640 km.) long; explored by Theodore Rossevelt, 26th president of the U.S., 1914; lower course of the Aripunanã sometimes called Rio Roosevelt also) |
| Not found in | BGN, August 18, 2003 |
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