Talk:Roraima

Pronunciation of Roraima

The IPA transcription is wrong in my opinion. It should be [xorãjmɐ] or [xorajmɐ] in Brazilian Portuguese and [ʁuɾajmɐ] or [ruɾajmɐ] in European Portuguese. The unofficial standard Brazilian pronunciation (as heard on national TV newscasts) is actually [xorajmɐ] or [horajmɐ], but the nasalized variant above is very common in the colloquial language, especially in São Paulo. 161.24.19.82 12:47, 30 May 2007 (UTC)

The external link to the reference number 2 "http://jornal.valeparaibano.com.br/2006/08/17/viv01/lingua.html" no longer works. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 200.146.104.194 (talk) 18:32, 3 August 2012 (UTC)

Direct translation?

Is this a direct translation from another language? This is terribly written, it's hard to understand. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 142.163.163.127 (talk) 22:41, 17 November 2007 (UTC)

Deforestation

You should explain why did 60% of this state become big desert —Preceding unsigned comment added by 189.32.240.87 (talk) 01:27, 21 December 2008 (UTC)

Sadly, it is true that there are large deforestation areas for agriculture in Roraima, especially along the two major roads (BR-174 and Perimetral Norte), as can be seen on satellite photos. However, the climate is still too humid and rainy for a real desertification process to happen. Roraima is still very, very far from becoming a real desert like the Sahara, Gobi or Mojave. Moreover, Roraima is atypical among Amazon states because its northern and eastern parts are open grassland fields and savanna, respectively, not rainforest, and this is a natural feature, not caused by deforestation.

The Brazilian states most affected by deforestation are northern Mato Grosso, Rondônia and southern Pará, where most of the original forest cover is gone in many areas. Since Roraima is a more geopolitically sensitive state but has a small population, let us hope that it keeps deforestation under check there. --UrsoBR (talk) 05:53, 30 August 2009 (UTC)

Mount Kukenan picture

I have removed a picture of Mount Kukenan, a neighbouring tepui to Mount Roraima, because Kukenan is entirely in Venezuelan territory and its presence was not justified in an article about a Brazilian state, even if a nearby one. There is not even the excuse that the picture was taken from the top of Mount Roraima, because as anyone who has seen a map of the mountain area can attest, only a very small part of Mount Roraima is in Brazilian territory, and that is to the east, while Kukenan is to the west.

In other words, Kukenan is not visible from the Brazilian part of Mount Roraima - remember, being a tepui, Mount Roraima is not a peak, but rather a wide tabletop mountain. So, the picture could only have been taken from the mountain's western edge - that is, either from the Venezuelan (more likely) or the Guyanian part. So, the picture was not taken from the Brazilian state of Roraima, and did not show any part of it either. This is why I thought it should be removed. (And no, I am not a zealous Venezuelan patriot - I am Brazilian, actually!) --UrsoBR (talk) 05:53, 30 August 2009 (UTC)

Tagged "Vegetation" sub-section

I have tagged the "Vegetation" section as "off-topic-other" because it says nothing specifically about the state of Roraima, only about the Amazon rainforest in general. As the state's vegetation cover is already mentioned elsewhere, I suggest that the section be removed - which I almost did. --UrsoBR (talk) 05:53, 30 August 2009 (UTC)

Etymology

In the lead paragraph, it's stated that the name "Roraima" comes from the Pemon "parrot" + "mounts", or "green peak". In the "History" section, it's stated that the name comes from Pemon "cyan" + "large". Neither passage has a citation. Can an editor who knows Brazil better than I fix this? Thanks. Ammodramus (talk) 03:48, 18 June 2013 (UTC)