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The Brazil–France border is the line, located in the Amazon Rainforest, that limits the territories of Brazil and France. The border is located between the Brazilian state of Amapá and French Guiana. It is 730 kilometres (450 mi) in length. It is the longest border France shares with another country, despite not being located in mainland ...
Brazil–France relations are the bilateral relations between the Federative Republic of Brazil and the French Republic. France and Brazil share a 730km long-border via. the French department of Guiana, the longest international border of France. The two countries are committed to strengthening their bilateral cooperation in the areas for which ...
Borders of Brazil. The borders of Brazil are the international borders that Brazil shares with neighbouring countries. Brazil has terrestrial boundaries with nine countries of South America, and with the French Department of Guiana. Brazil has borders with every country in South America with the exception of Chile and Ecuador, totalling 16,885 ...
The Brazilian and the French presidents on Tuesday announced a plan to invest 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion) in the Amazon, including parts of the rainforest in neighboring French Guiana. The two ...
French Guiana. French Guiana (/ ɡiˈɑːnə / or / ɡiˈænə /; French: Guyane, [ɡɥijan] ⓘ; French Guianese Creole: Lagwiyann [la.ɡwi.jãn]) is an overseas department and region of France located on the northern coast of South America in the Guianas and the West Indies. Bordered by Suriname to the west and Brazil to the east and south ...
200 soldiers and civil militia. 300 soldiers. 1 gunboat [1]: 204. Casualties and losses. 62. 82. The Amapá Question, known in France as the Franco-Brazilian Dispute (French: Contesté franco-brésilien) was a 1895 border dispute involving France and Brazil. The French intrusion into Amapá resulted in skirmishes between the two sides. [2][3]
Oyapock. The Oyapock or Oiapoque (/ ˈɔɪ.əpɒk, ɔɪ.əˈpoʊki /; French: Fleuve Oyapock [flœv ojapɔk]; Portuguese: Rio Oiapoque [ˈʁiu ɔjɐˈpɔki]) is a 403-kilometre (250 mi) long river in South America that forms most of the border between the French overseas department of French Guiana and the Brazilian state of Amapá. [1][2]
The Franco-Brazilian Binational Bridge spans the Oyapock River, linking the cities of Oiapoque in Amapá, Brazil and Saint-Georges-de-l'Oyapock in French Guiana, France. The bridge is cable-stayed, with two towers rising to a height of 83 metres (272 ft) and a length of 378 metres (1,240 ft). There are two lanes for vehicles with a total width ...