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Do Peixe River (Tietê River Tributary)
The Do Peixe River is a river of São Paulo state in southeastern Brazil. It is a tributary of the Tietê River. See also * List of rivers of São Paulo List of rivers in São Paulo (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 São Paulo dra ... References Brazilian Ministry of Transport Rivers of São Paulo (state) {{SaoPauloState-river-stub ...
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São Paulo (state)
São Paulo () is one of the Federative units of Brazil, 26 states of the Brazil, Federative Republic of Brazil and is named after Paul of Tarsus, Saint Paul of Tarsus. A major industrial complex, the state has 21.9% of the Brazilian population and is responsible for 33.9% of Brazil's GDP. São Paulo also has the List of Brazilian federative units by Human Development Index, second-highest Human Development Index (HDI) and GDP per capita, the List of Brazilian states by infant mortality, fourth-lowest infant mortality rate, the List of Brazilian states by life expectancy, third-highest life expectancy, and the List of Brazilian states by literacy rate, third-lowest rate of illiteracy among the federative units of Brazil. São Paulo alone is wealthier than Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, and Bolivia combined. São Paulo is also the world's twenty-eighth-most populous Administrative division, sub-national entity and the most populous sub-national entity in the Americas. With more than 4 ...
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Tietê River
The Tietê River (Portuguese, Rio Tietê, ) is a Brazilian river in the state of São Paulo. The name Tietê was registered for the first time on a map published in 1748 by d’Anville. The name signifies "The truthful river", or "truthful waters” in Tupi. Source The rivers' headwaters are in the Serra do Mar, to the east of São Paulo city. In the municipality of Salesópolis, it encounters one of the first hydroelectric power stations constructed in Brazil, "Usina Parque de Salesópolis", constructed in 1912 by the old São Paulo Tramway, Light and Power Company. It generated energy from an artificial waterfall with the water dropping a height of 72m. Navigation on the waterway Tietê-Paraná Several dams ( for instance the Barra Bonita ) on the river have ship locks to ensure that navigation on the river is possible. The waterway of the Tietê-Paraná permits navigation over a length of between Conchas on the River Tietê (São Paulo) and São Simão (Goiás), on ...
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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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List Of Rivers Of São Paulo
List of rivers in São Paulo (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 São Paulo drain to the Atlantic Ocean. By Drainage Basin Atlantic Coast * Paraíba do Sul ** Barra Mansa River ** Bananal River ** Barreiro de Baixo River ** Sesmarias River ** Do Salto River ** Itagacaba River ** Bocaina River ** Guaratinguetá River ** Buquira River ** Jaguari River *** Parateí River (Lambari-Parateí River) *** Do Peixe River *** Pilões River ** Itapeti River ** Paraibuna River *** Lourenço Velho River *** Do Peixe River *** Ipiranga River ** Paraitinga River *** Itaim River *** Jacuí River ** Comprido River * Bracuí River * Mambucaba River * Puruba River * Camburu River * Itapanhaú River * Cubatão River * Branco River * Comprido River * Guaraú River * Una do Prelado River * Ribeira de Iguape R ...
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