TEFE

city, central Amazonas estado (state), northwestern Brazil. Founded by missionaries as Nogueira in the 17th century and also called Ega at one time, Tef lies on the left (north) bank of the portion of the Amazon River known as the Solimes, on the lake formed by the mouth of the Tef River. River steamers and hydroplanes use facilities at Tef, which ships Brazil nuts, tobacco, rubber, cassava flour, and dried fish, principally to Manaus, the state capital, located 370 miles (595 km) downstream. Pop. (1980 prelim.) 14,670.