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Palmas may refer to:
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- ↑ Rodrigues, L.A. (1945). O Rio dos Tocantins (in Portuguese). Conselho Nacional de Geografia. p. 89. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
A forte correnteza do rio Palma represa em parte o rio Paranã, que, depositando os sedimentos que traz, forma grandes praias e muitas ilhas a montante da confluencia. Já aí tem o Paranã uns trezentos metros de largura, e depois de ...