Tocantins is a state in Brazil.
The Tocantins River is a river in Brazil, the central fluvial artery of the country. In the Tupi language, its name means "toucan's beak". It runs from south to north for about 2,450 km. It is not really a branch of the Amazon River, since its waters flow into the Atlantic Ocean alongside those of the Amazon. It flows through four Brazilian states and gives its name to one of Brazil's newest states, formed in 1988 from what was until then the northern portion of Goiás.
Tocantins is one of the 26 states of Brazil. It is the newest state, formed in 1988 and encompassing what had formerly been the northern two-fifths of the state of Goiás. Tocantins covers 277,620.91 square kilometres (107,190.03 sq mi) and had an estimated population of 1,496,880 in 2014. Construction of its capital, Palmas, began in 1989; most of the other cities in the state date to the Portuguese colonial period. With the exception of Araguaína, there are few other cities with a significant population in the state. The government has invested in a new capital, a major hydropower dam, railroads and related infrastructure to develop this primarily agricultural area. The state has 0.75% of the Brazilian population and is responsible for 0.5% of the Brazilian GDP.
The Araguaia River is one of the major rivers of Brazil, and a tributary of the Tocantins River.
Palmas is the capital and largest city of the state of Tocantins, Brazil. According to IBGE estimates from 2020, the city had 306,296 inhabitants.
Imperatriz is the second most populated city in the northeastern Brazilian state of Maranhão. The city extends along the right bank of the Tocantins River and is crossed by the Belém-Brasília Highway, standing on the border with the state of Tocantins.
Gurupi, Tocantins is a city and a municipality in the Brazilian state of Tocantins. The estimated population was 87,545 inhabitants in 2020, the third-largest in the state, and the total area of the municipality was 1,836 kmª. The elevation is around 287 meters in the city.
Paraná, Paranã or Parana may refer to:
Crixás River may refer to several rivers in Brazil:
There are several rivers named Palmeiras River in Brazil:
There are several rivers named Vermelho River in Brazil:
Sucupira is a municipality in the state of Tocantins in the Northern region of Brazil.
Pau d'Arco or Paudarco may refer to:
The Serra dos Martírios/Andorinhas State Park is a state park in the state of Pará, Brazil. It protects a mountainous region of forests in the transition between the Amazon rainforest and cerrado biomes, beside the Araguaia River. The park contains caves that hold ancient rock carvings and paintings. Some of the caves are endangered by tourists or by local people who camp in them while they perform the annual Festival of the Divine Holy Spirit.
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