Rio Branco

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Rio Branco, city (1996 pop. 228,907), capital of Acre state, NW Brazil, on the Acre River. Rubber and Brazil nuts are its chief products; there is also some farming. Rio Branco has air connections with the major cities of Brazil, but river travel is still an important means of transportation. Rio Branco was built on the site of a former rubber plantation. It has a university.

Rio Branco

1. a city in W Brazil, capital of Acre state. Pop.: 261 000 (2005 est.)

2. a river in Brazil, flowing south to the Rio Negro. Length: 644 km (400 miles)

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