rapids
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The city, whose indigenous name—“the place where the fish stops”—comes from its river rapids, gave Brazil’s right-wing former president, Jair Bolsonaro, 79% of the vote in 2018.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
There are world-class rapids where Olympian kayakers train and islands with boating and swimming clubs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 19, 2026
They have sections of challenging rapids, but are usually only navigable for two or three months in early summer, according to Briancon's official website.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2025
About a month ago, rafters and kayakers were jetting through popular rapids here with names including Black Bottom Falls, Squashed Paddler and Fender Bender.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2025
“We went down into that tunnel with the rapids, what led us in there, so we should have had to come up to get out of it. But this is the same level.”
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
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