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Jacaré River (Bahia, São Francisco River Tributary)
The Jacaré River is a river of Bahia state in eastern Brazil. It is a tributary of the São Francisco River. The river basin includes part of the Morro do Chapéu State Park, created in 1998. See also *List of rivers of Bahia List of rivers in Bahia (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 Bahia drain to the ... References Brazilian Ministry of Transport Rivers of Bahia {{Bahia-river-stub ...
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São Francisco River
The São Francisco River (, ) is a large Rivers of Brazil, river in Brazil. With a length of , it is the longest river that runs entirely in Brazilian territory, and the fourth longest in South America and overall in Brazil (after the Amazon River, Amazon, the Paraná River, Paraná and the Madeira River, Madeira). It used to be known as the by the indigenous people before colonisation, and is today also known as . The São Francisco originates in the Serra da Canastra, Canastra mountain range in the central-western part of the state of Minas Gerais. It runs generally north in the states of Minas Gerais and Bahia, behind the coastal range, draining an area of over , before turning east to form the border between Bahia on the right bank and the states of Pernambuco and Alagoas on the left one. After that, it ends on the boundaries between the states of Alagoas and Sergipe and washes into the Atlantic Ocean. In addition to the five states which the São Francisco directly traver ...
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Bahia
Bahia () is one of the 26 Federative units of Brazil, states of Brazil, located in the Northeast Region, Brazil, Northeast Region of the country. It is the fourth-largest Brazilian state by population (after São Paulo (state), São Paulo, Minas Gerais, and Rio de Janeiro (state), Rio de Janeiro) and the 5th-largest by area. Bahia's capital is the city of Salvador, Bahia, Salvador (formerly known as "Cidade do São Salvador da Bahia de Todos os Santos", literally "City of the Holy Savior of the Bay of All the Saints"), on a Spit (landform), spit of land separating the Bay of All Saints from the Atlantic. Once a stronghold of supporters of direct rule of Brazil by the Portuguese monarchy, and dominated by Agriculture in Brazil, agricultural, Slavery in Brazil, slaving, and ranching interests, Bahia is now a predominantly Working class, working-class industrial and agricultural state. The state is home to 7% of the Brazilian population and produces 4.2% of the country's GDP. It is ...
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Brazil
Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population, seventh-largest by population, with over 212 million people. The country is a federation composed of 26 Federative units of Brazil, states and a Federal District (Brazil), Federal District, which hosts the capital, Brasília. List of cities in Brazil by population, Its most populous city is São Paulo, followed by Rio de Janeiro. Brazil has the most Portuguese-speaking countries, Portuguese speakers in the world and is the only country in the Americas where Portuguese language, Portuguese is an Portuguese-speaking world, official language. Bounded by the Atlantic Ocean on the east, Brazil has a Coastline of Brazil, coastline of . Covering roughly half of South America's land area, it Borders of Brazil, borders all other countries and ter ...
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Morro Do Chapéu State Park
The Morro do Chapéu State Park is a state park in the state of Bahia, Brazil. It protects an area of the caatinga biome that includes interesting geological formations and prehistoric cave paintings. There have been extended delays in physically implementing the park, and an attempt was made in 2011 to cancel it. Location The Morro do Chapéu State Park is in the municipality of Morro do Chapéu, Bahia. It has an area of . The park is in a part of the Chapada Diamantina which has great scenic beauty and potential for tourism. The park contains sub-basins of the Salitre, Jacaré, Utinga and Jacuípe rivers. These in turn feed the Paraguaçu and São Francisco rivers. 543 important springs have been catalogued, and the site has potential to function as a geopark. It also contains archaeological sites with cave paintings. The paintings in the Brejões, Boa Esperança, Igrejinha and Cristal caves demand special protection. History The Morro do Chapéu State Park was created b ...
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List Of Rivers Of Bahia
List of rivers in Bahia (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 Bahia drain to the Atlantic Ocean. By Drainage Basin São Francisco Basin * São Francisco River ** Curaçá River ** Salitre River ** Jacaré River ** Vereda Pimenteira ** Verde River ** Grande River *** Preto River **** Do Ouro River **** Riachão River **** Sapão River *** Branco River **** Rio de Janeiro ***** Das Balsas River (Bahia), Das Balsas River *** Das Ondas River **** Das Pedras River (Bahia), Das Pedras River *** São Desidério River *** Das Fêmeas River **** Galheirão River **** Roda Velha River *** Dos Porcos River (Bahia), Das Porcos River ** Paramirim River *** Juazeiro River ** Santo Onofre River ** Corrente River (Bahia), Corrente River *** Das Éguas River (Correntina River) **** Arrojado River *** Do Meio River (Bahi ...
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