Alegre | |
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Native name | Rio Alegre (Portuguese) |
Location | |
Country | Brazil |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Serra de Santa Bárbara State Park |
Mouth | |
• coordinates | 15°01′45″S59°58′06″W / 15.029133°S 59.968345°W |
Basin features | |
River system | Guaporé River |
Tributaries | |
• left | Barbado River |
The Alegre River (Portuguese : Rio Alegre) is a river in the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil.
The Alegre River rises in the 120,092 hectares (296,750 acres) Serra de Santa Bárbara State Park, created in 1997. It flows in a generally northwest direction, receiving the Barbado River on its left, then flows north until it joins the Guaporé River from the left. [1]
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