Xingu may refer to:
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Xingu River
The Xingu River ( ; pt, Rio Xingu, ; Mẽbêngôkre: ''Byti'', ) is a river in north Brazil. It is a southeast tributary of the Amazon River and one of the largest clearwater rivers in the Amazon basin, accounting for about 5% of its water.
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, in north Brazil, southeast tributary of the Amazon
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Xingu peoples
Xingu peoples are indigenous peoples of Brazil living near the Xingu River. They have many cultural similarities despite their different ethnologies. Xingu people represent fifteen tribes and all four of Brazil's indigenous language groups, but t ...
, indigenous peoples living near the Xingu River
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Xingu Indigenous Park
The Xingu Indigenous Park (, pronounced ) is an indigenous territory of Brazil, first created in 1961 as a national park in the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil. Its official purposes are to protect the environment and the several tribes of Xingu in ...
, located in the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil
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''Xingu'' (film), 2011 Brazilian drama by director Cao Hamburger
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Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Xingu
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Xingu-Altamira ( la, Dioecesis Xinguensis-Altamirensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese located in the area of the Xingu River in the ecclesiastical province
An ecclesiastical province is one of the basic forms of ...
, located in the area of the Xingu River
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Xingu corydoras
The Xingu corydoras (''Corydoras xinguensis'') is a tropical freshwater fish belonging to the subfamily Corydoradinae of the family Callichthyidae. It originates in inland waters in South America, and is found in the upper Xingu River basin in ...
(''Corydoras xinguensis''), a tropical freshwater fish
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Xingu River ray
The Xingu River ray, white-blotched river stingray, or polka-dot stingray (''Potamotrygon leopoldi'') is a species of freshwater fish in the family Potamotrygonidae. It is endemic to the Xingu River basin in Brazil and as such prefers clear wat ...
(''Potamotrygon leopoldi''), a tropical freshwater ray endemic to the river
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Xingu Beer, a beer named after the river.
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Embraer EMB 121 Xingu
The Embraer EMB 121 Xingu (pronounced "''shingoo''") is a twin-turboprop fixed-wing aircraft built by the Brazilian aircraft manufacturer, Embraer. The design is based on the EMB 110 Bandeirante, using its wing and engine design merged with an a ...
, twin turboprop light airplane
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Xingu Hill
Xingu Hill is a musical project of musician John Sellekaers.
During the last ten years, John has released about forty records on various labels (such as Hushush, Ant-Zen, Hymen Records, Foton, Delikatessen, Mirex, Re-Load Ambient, and Nova ...
, a project of musician John Sellekaers
** Prose fiction:
*** Xingu, character in James Thurber's children's book ''
The 13 Clocks
''The 13 Clocks'' is a fantasy tale written by James Thurber in 1950, while he was completing one of his other novels. It is written in a unique cadenced style, in which a mysterious prince must complete a seemingly impossible task to free a maid ...
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*** ''Xingu and Other Stories'', early short-story collection by
Edith Wharton
Edith Wharton (; born Edith Newbold Jones; January 24, 1862 – August 11, 1937) was an American novelist, short story writer, and interior designer. Wharton drew upon her insider's knowledge of the upper-class New York "aristocracy" to portray ...
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