Oiapoque

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Oiapoque is a municipality in the state of Amapá, Brazil and a major river in the same state, forming the international border with French Guiana.

Lying on the northern coast of Brazil, Oiapoque is sometimes considered the top of Brazil, but there are more northerly points in Roraima state.

The Oiapoque river is said to have been found by Vicente Yáñez Pinzón in the first years of the 16th century. It has been called Japoc, Yapoc, Iapoco, and even Vincente Pinzón River. The name Oiapoque was officially used from 1900, when a territorial dispute between Brazil and France was resolved through Swiss diplomatic arbitration.

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