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Camaquã River
The Camaquã River () is a river of Rio Grande do Sul state in southern Brazil. The delta of the river, where it empties into the Lagoa dos Patos, is protected by the Camaquã State Park, created in 1975. See also *List of rivers of Rio Grande do Sul List of rivers in Rio Grande do Sul (Brazilian State). The list is arranged by drainage basin from north to south, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name and ordered from downstream to upstream. All rivers in Rio Gr ... References Brazilian Ministry of Transport Rivers of Rio Grande do Sul {{RioGrandedoSul-river-stub ...
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Rio Grande Do Sul
Rio Grande do Sul (, , ; "Great River of the South") is a Federative units of Brazil, state in the South Region, Brazil, southern region of Brazil. It is the Federative_units_of_Brazil#List, fifth-most-populous state and the List of Brazilian states by area, ninth largest by area. Located in the southernmost part of the country, Rio Grande do Sul is bordered clockwise by Santa Catarina (state), Santa Catarina to the north and northeast, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, the Uruguayan Departments of Uruguay, departments of Rocha Department, Rocha, Treinta y Tres Department, Treinta y Tres, Cerro Largo Department, Cerro Largo, Rivera Department, Rivera and Artigas Department, Artigas to the south and southwest, and the Argentina, Argentine Provinces of Argentina, provinces of Corrientes Province, Corrientes and Misiones Province, Misiones to the west and northwest. The capital and largest city is Porto Alegre. The state has the highest life expectancy in Brazil, and the crime rate i ...
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Lagoa Dos Patos
Lagoa dos Patos (, , ; English: ''Ducks' Lagoon'') is the largest lagoon in Brazil and the largest coastal lagoon in South America. It is located in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, southern Brazil. It covers an area of , is long and has a maximum width of . Lagoa dos Patos is separated from the Atlantic Ocean by a sandbar about wide. The Jacuí River, Jacuí-Guaíba River, Guaíba and Camaquã Rivers empty into it, while the navigable São Gonçalo Channel, which enters Lagoa dos Patos near the town of Pelotas, connects Lagoa dos Patos to Lagoa Mirim to the south. The Rio Grande, at the south end of Lagoa dos Patos, forms the outlet to the Atlantic. This lagoon is evidently the remains of an ancient depression in the coastline shut in by sand bars built up by the combined action of wind and current. The shallow lagoon is located at sea level and its waters are affected by the tides, normally they are brackish only a short distance above the Rio Grande outlet, but this can vary ...
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Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area and the seventh most populous. Its capital is Brasília, and its most populous city is São Paulo. The federation is composed of the union of the 26 States of Brazil, states and the Federal District (Brazil), Federal District. It is the largest country to have Portuguese language, Portuguese as an List of territorial entities where Portuguese is an official language, official language and the only one in the Americas; one of the most Multiculturalism, multicultural and ethnically diverse nations, due to over a century of mass Immigration to Brazil, immigration from around the world; and the most populous Catholic Church by country, Roman Catholic-majority country. Bounded by the Atlantic Ocean on the east, Brazil has a Coastline of Brazi ...
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Camaquã State Park
The Camaquã State Park pt, Parque Estadual do Camaquã is a State park (Brazil), state park in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Location The Camaquã State Park is in the municipalities of Camaquã and São Lourenço do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul. It has an area of . The park is in the transition between the pampas and Atlantic Forest biomes, mostly in the latter. It was created to protect the wetlands of the Camaquã River lagoon delta, including the Banhado do Caipira, Rincão do Escuro and many islands. It covers the banks of the Lagoa dos Patos from the Banhado do Caipira to the pontal, and covers the Camaquã river valley up to the settlement of Pacheca. History The Camaquã State Park was created by decree 23.798 of 12 March 1975. As of 2016 the park did not have a management plan and was not open for visitors. The land had not been surveyed, and ownership had not been regularized. Notes Sources

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List Of Rivers Of Rio Grande Do Sul
List of rivers in Rio Grande do Sul (Brazilian State). The list is arranged by drainage basin from north to south, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name and ordered from downstream to upstream. All rivers in Rio Grande do Sul drain to the Atlantic Ocean. By Drainage Basin Atlantic Coast/Lagoa dos Patos Lagoa dos Patos is connected to the Atlantic by the Rio Grande inlet. * Mampituba River * Três Forquilhas River * Maquiné River * Tramandaí River * Lagoa dos Patos ** Guaíba River *** Gravataí River *** Dos Sinos River **** Paranhana River **** Rolante River *** Jacuí River **** Caí River ***** Maratá River ***** Cadeia River ***** Forromeco River ****** Canastra River ******* Jaguari River ***** Pinhal River ***** Do Ouro River ***** Piaí River ***** Caracol River **** Taquari River ***** Taquari-Mirim River ***** Forqueta River ****** Forquetinha River ***** Guaporé River ***** Carreiro River ****** São Domingos River ...
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