The Chapecó River (
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, ''Rio Chapecó'') is a river of
Santa Catarina state in southeastern
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 ...
. It is a tributary of the
Uruguay River
The Uruguay River ( es, Río Uruguay, ; pt, Rio Uruguai, ) is a major river in South America. It flows from north to south and forms parts of the boundaries of Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay, separating some of the Argentine provinces of La M ...
.
The river is fed by streams rising in the
Araucárias National Park, a conservation unit created in 2005.
Other headwaters rise in the
Mata Preta Ecological Station
The Mata Preta Ecological Station ( pt, Estação Ecológica da Mata Preta) is an ecological station in the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil. It preserves fragments of Atlantic Forest vegetation, including endangered plant and animal species.
Loc ...
, a fully protected area created in 2005.
The river supplies water to the municipality of
Abelardo Luz
Abelardo Luz is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Santa Catarina. Until 1958 it was part of the municipality of Xanxerê. It is the birthplace of Brazilian former football player Paulo Roberto Falcão
Paulo Roberto Falcão, or simp ...
, Santa Caterina. The Chapecó River Falls are one of the main attractions of the region.
See also
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List of rivers of Santa Catarina
List of rivers in Santa Catarina (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 Santa Cat ...
*
Tributaries of the Río de la Plata
A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drainage ...
References
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Ministry of Transport
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Rivers of Santa Catarina (state)
Tributaries of the Uruguay River
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