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Paraná is one of the 26 states of Brazil, in the south of the country, bordered on the north by São Paulo state, on the east by the Atlantic Ocean, on the south by Santa Catarina state and the province of Misiones, Argentina, and on the west by Mato Grosso do Sul and Paraguay, with the Paraná River as its western boundary line.
The Paraná River is a river in south Central South America, running through Brazil, Paraguay, and Argentina for some 4,880 kilometres (3,030 mi). It is second in length only to the Amazon River among South American rivers. The name Paraná is an abbreviation of the phrase "para rehe onáva", which comes from the Tupi language and means "like the sea". It merges first with the Paraguay River and then farther downstream with the Uruguay River to form the Río de la Plata and empties into the Atlantic Ocean.
The Paranaíba River is a Brazilian river whose source lies in the state of Minas Gerais in the Mata da Corda mountains, municipality of Rio Paranaíba, at an altitude of 1,148 meters; on the other face of this mountain chain are the sources of the Abaeté river, tributary of the São Francisco River. The length of the river is approximately 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) up to the junction with the Grande River, both of which then form the Paraná River, at the point that marks the borders of the states of São Paulo, Minas Gerais, and Mato Grosso do Sul.
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The Aquidabã River is a river of Paraná state in southern Brazil. It is a tributary of the Pinguim River, which flows into the Ivaí River.
The Caratuva River is a river of Paraná state in southern Brazil. It is a tributary of the Cantú River.
The Das Antas River is a river of Paraná state in southern Brazil. It is a tributary of the Bom River.
The Guarauninha River is a river of Paraná state in southern Brazil. It is a tributary of the Guaraúna River.
The Jutuva or Jotuba River is a river of Paraná state in southern Brazil. It is a tributary of the Pitangui River in the Represa dos Alagados.
The Marrecas River is a river of Paraná state in southern Brazil. It is a tributary of the Belo River.
The Sant'Ana River is a river of Paraná state in southern Brazil. It is a tributary of the Piedade River.
The São Francisco River is a river of Paraná state in southern Brazil. Together with the Marrecas River it is the source of the Belo River in Prudentópolis.
The Pinguim River is a river of Paraná state in southern Brazil. It is a tributary of the Ivaí River.
The Araras River, or Arurão River, is a river of Paraná state in southeastern Brazil. It is a tributary of the Ivaí River.
The Belo River is a river of Paraná state in southeastern Brazil. Formed by the merger of the Marrecas and São Francisco rivers, and flowing into the Ivaí River, it is only about 5km long.
The São João River is a tributary of the Dos Patos River in Paraná state, southern Brazil.
The Três Barras River is a river of Paraná state in southeastern Brazil. It is a tributary of the Das Antas River.
The Bitumirim River is a river of Paraná state in southeastern Brazil. Rising in Ipiranga municipality, it flows eastwards to joing the Tibagi River.
References
- ↑ "Mapa fisico do estado do Paraná". IBGE.
- ↑ Vocabulário geográfico do estado do Paraná (PDF) (in Portuguese). 1950. p. 105.
Piedade—Rio, afluente da margem direita do Ribeira (Município de Cêrro Azul)
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