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775:Rivera
773:joins
681:2,376
671:2,657
661:3,363
651:3,698
641:3,788
631:6,019
621:7,235
607:Rivera
297:Brazil
293:Rivera
157:Rivera
142:
94:Rivera
1414:Salto
1409:Rocha
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482:17.1%
473:Black
467:86.3%
458:White
253:UY-RV
243:(UYT)
241:UTC-3
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1036:2013
1013:2012
987:2012
962:2012
879:and
827:Melo
813:and
793:and
745:240
735:291
725:295
715:321
705:359
525:0.8%
512:0.7%
497:5.4%
338:any
336:cite
191:Area
44:Flag
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349:by
96:):
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