Bonfim, Roraima

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Coordinates: 03°21′36″N, 59°49′58″W Bonfim is a municipality located in the mideast of the state of Roraima in Brazil. Its population is 12,626 and its area is 8,095 km².[citation needed] The city lies opposite the Takatu River from Lethem, Guyana and soon will be joined with Lethem by a bridge under construction in the Spring of 2007. The construction of the bridge had ceased but will resume under the direction of the Brazilian Ministry of Transportation. The bridge will link Bonfim and Roraima with the Atlantic port at Georgetown, Guyana.[1]

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  1. ^ Stabroek News at http://gosouthamerica.about.com/b/a/257968.htm as of 16 March 2007