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Bahia Bahia ( , , ; meaning "bay") 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 (sta ...
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Brazilian State The federative units of Brazil ( pt, unidades federativas do Brasil) are subnational entities with a certain degree of autonomy (self-government, self-regulation and self-collection) and endowed with their own government and constitution, which ...
). 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 The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceans, with an area of about . It covers approximately 20% of Earth's surface and about 29% of its water surface area. It is known to separate the " Old World" of Africa, Europe ...
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By Drainage Basin


São Francisco Basin

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São Francisco River The São Francisco River (, ) is a large 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, the Paraná and t ...
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Curaçá River The Curaçá River is a river of Bahia state in eastern Brazil. Juazeiro is in reality part of a twin city called Petrolina-Juazeiro and it lies on the São Francisco River and the Curaçá River. See also *List of rivers of Bahia List of river ...
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Salitre River The Salitre River is a river of Bahia state in eastern Brazil. It is a right 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 ...
** Jacaré River ** Vereda Pimenteira **
Verde River The Verde River (Yavapai: Haka'he:la) is a major tributary of the Salt River in the U.S. state of Arizona. It is about long and carries a mean flow of at its mouth. It is one of the largest perennial streams in Arizona. Description The ri ...
** Grande River *** Preto River **** Do Ouro River **** Riachão River **** Sapão River ***
Branco River The Branco River ( pt, Rio Branco; Engl: ''White River'') is the principal affluent of the Rio Negro from the north. Basin The river drains the Guayanan Highlands moist forests ecoregion. It is enriched by many streams from the Tepui highlands w ...
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Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a b ...
***** Das Balsas River *** Das Ondas River **** Das Pedras River ***
São Desidério River The São Desidério River is a river of Bahia state in eastern Brazil. 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 ...
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Das Fêmeas River The Das Fêmeas River is a river of Bahia state in eastern Brazil. 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 und ...
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Galheirão River The Galheirão River is a river of Bahia state in eastern Brazil. 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 unde ...
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Roda Velha River The Roda Velha River is a river of Bahia state in eastern Brazil. 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 und ...
*** Das Porcos River **
Paramirim River The Paramirim River is a river of Bahia state in eastern Brazil. 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 ...
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Juazeiro River The Juazeiro River is a river of Bahia state in eastern Brazil. 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 ...
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Santo Onofre River The Santo Onofre River is a river of Bahia state in eastern Brazil. 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 un ...
** Corrente River ***
Das Éguas River The Das Éguas River is a river of Bahia state in eastern Brazil. 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 unde ...
(Correntina River) **** Arrojado River *** Do Meio River **** Guará River *** Formoso River **** Pratudão River ** Das Rãs River *** Carnaíba de Dentro River *** Carnaíba de Fora River **
Carinhanha River The Carinhanha River ( pt, Rio Carinhanha) is a river of Bahia and Minas Gerais states in eastern Brazil. See also *List of rivers of Bahia *List of rivers of Minas Gerais ReferencesBrazilian Ministry of Transport
Rivers of Bahia Rivers of ...
*** Itaguari River **
Verde Grande River Rio Verde Grande (Portuguese for "big green river") is a river of Minas Gerais state in eastern Brazil, that forms the boundary with Bahia state in its lowest reaches. It is a tributary of the São Francisco River. The Caminho dos Gerais State Pa ...
*** Verde Pequeno River


Atlantic Coast

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Vaza-Barris River The Vaza-Barris River ( pt, Rio Vaza-Barris) is a river in northeastern Brazil. The Vaza-Barris originates in northeastern Bahia state, and flows east through Bahia and Sergipe states to empty into the Atlantic Ocean near São Cristóvão. Cours ...
* Real River *
Itapicuru River The Itapicuru River is a river in Bahia state of eastern Brazil. The Itapicuru rises in the northern part of the state, and flows east to empty into the Atlantic Ocean The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceans, w ...
** Maçacara River ** Cariaçã River ** Jacuriaí River ** Peixe River *** Pedra d'Água River ** Itapicuru-Açu River ** Itapicuru-Mirim River * Pojuca River * Jacuípe River ** Sacraiú River *
Paraguaçu River The Paraguaçu River () is a river in Bahia state of eastern Brazil. It runs from the Chapada Diamantina highlands of central Bahia to its mouth at the Baía de Todos os Santos. The Paraguaçu is the largest river entirely within Bahia. Its banks ...
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Paratiji River The Paratiji River is a river of Bahia state in eastern Brazil. See also *List of rivers of Bahia ReferencesBrazilian Ministry of Transport
Rivers of Bahia {{Bahia-river-stub ...
** Peixe River *** Paulista River ** Capivari River *** Saracura River ** Santo Antônio River *** Utinga River ** Una River * Das Almas River (Jequiriçá River) * Una River ** Piau River * Jequié River ** Preto River *
Cachoeira Grande River The Cachoeira Grande River is a river of Bahia state in eastern Brazil. 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 indente ...
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De Contas River The De Contas River (Portuguese: Rio de Contas) is a river of Bahia state in eastern Brazil. In Portuguese, it is sometimes erroneously called "''Rio das Contas''". It is the main river of the hydrographic basin named after him. Its source is in ...
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Gongogi River The Gongogi River (Portuguese: Rio Gongoji) is a river of Bahia state in eastern Brazil. It flows through the municipalities of Gongogi, Nova Canaã, Iguaí, and Itagibá. It empties into the De Contas River See also *List of rivers of Bahia ...
** Jacaré River ** Gavião River ** Brumado River * Tijuípe River * Almada River * Cachoeira River (Do Engenho River) ** Itacanoeira River ** Santana River ** Colônia River * Una River * Pardo River ** Maiquinique River ** Catolé Grande River *
Jequitinhonha River The Jequitinhonha River () flows mainly through the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. Its source lies near Diamantina in the Espinhaço Mountains at an elevation of , after which it flows northward and then east-northeastward across the uplands. A ...
(the Rio Grande do Belmonte) * João de Tiba River *
Buranhém River The Buranhém River - also known as Rio do Peixe - is a watercourse flowing through the states of Minas Gerais () and Bahia (), in Brazil. It ends its course at the Atlantic Ocean just by the city of Porto Seguro. The city holds a distinctive place ...
* Do Frade River *
Caraíva River The Caraíva River is a river of Bahia state in eastern Brazil. There are mangroves in good condition at the mouth of the river, which empties into the sea in the Corumbau Marine Extractive Reserve, a protected fishing area of . See also *List ...
* Jucurucu River * Itanhaém River (Alcobaça River) *
Caravelas River The Caravelas River ( pt, Rio Caravelas) is a river that enters the Atlantic Ocean in the south of the state of Bahia, Brazil. The community of Caravelas is on the left shore of the river a few kilometres above its mouth. The river flows through ...
* Peruípe River ** Peruípe River (Braço Norte) ** Peruípe River (Braço Sul) *** Do Meio River * Pau Alto River *
Mucuri River The Mucuri River is a river of Bahia and Minas Gerais states in eastern Brazil. See also *List of rivers of Bahia *List of rivers of Minas Gerais A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surn ...


Alphabetically

* Almada River * Das Almas River (Jequiriçá River) * Arrojado River * Das Balsas River *
Branco River The Branco River ( pt, Rio Branco; Engl: ''White River'') is the principal affluent of the Rio Negro from the north. Basin The river drains the Guayanan Highlands moist forests ecoregion. It is enriched by many streams from the Tepui highlands w ...
* Brumado River *
Buranhém River The Buranhém River - also known as Rio do Peixe - is a watercourse flowing through the states of Minas Gerais () and Bahia (), in Brazil. It ends its course at the Atlantic Ocean just by the city of Porto Seguro. The city holds a distinctive place ...
* Cachoeira River (Do Engenho River) *
Cachoeira Grande River The Cachoeira Grande River is a river of Bahia state in eastern Brazil. 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 indente ...
* Capivari River *
Caraíva River The Caraíva River is a river of Bahia state in eastern Brazil. There are mangroves in good condition at the mouth of the river, which empties into the sea in the Corumbau Marine Extractive Reserve, a protected fishing area of . See also *List ...
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Caravelas River The Caravelas River ( pt, Rio Caravelas) is a river that enters the Atlantic Ocean in the south of the state of Bahia, Brazil. The community of Caravelas is on the left shore of the river a few kilometres above its mouth. The river flows through ...
* Cariaçã River *
Carinhanha River The Carinhanha River ( pt, Rio Carinhanha) is a river of Bahia and Minas Gerais states in eastern Brazil. See also *List of rivers of Bahia *List of rivers of Minas Gerais ReferencesBrazilian Ministry of Transport
Rivers of Bahia Rivers of ...
* Carnaíba de Dentro River * Carnaíba de Fora River * Catolé Grande River * Colônia River *
De Contas River The De Contas River (Portuguese: Rio de Contas) is a river of Bahia state in eastern Brazil. In Portuguese, it is sometimes erroneously called "''Rio das Contas''". It is the main river of the hydrographic basin named after him. Its source is in ...
* Corrente River *
Curaçá River The Curaçá River is a river of Bahia state in eastern Brazil. Juazeiro is in reality part of a twin city called Petrolina-Juazeiro and it lies on the São Francisco River and the Curaçá River. See also *List of rivers of Bahia List of river ...
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Das Éguas River The Das Éguas River is a river of Bahia state in eastern Brazil. 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 unde ...
(Correntina River) *
Das Fêmeas River The Das Fêmeas River is a river of Bahia state in eastern Brazil. 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 und ...
* Do Frade River * Formoso River *
Galheirão River The Galheirão River is a river of Bahia state in eastern Brazil. 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 unde ...
* Gavião River *
Gongogi River The Gongogi River (Portuguese: Rio Gongoji) is a river of Bahia state in eastern Brazil. It flows through the municipalities of Gongogi, Nova Canaã, Iguaí, and Itagibá. It empties into the De Contas River See also *List of rivers of Bahia ...
* Grande River * Guará River * Itacanoeira River * Itaguari River * Itanhaém River *
Itapicuru River The Itapicuru River is a river in Bahia state of eastern Brazil. The Itapicuru rises in the northern part of the state, and flows east to empty into the Atlantic Ocean The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceans, w ...
* Itapicuru-Açu River * Itapicuru-Mirim River * Jacaré River * Jacaré River * Jacuípe River * Jacuriaí River * Jequié River *
Jequitinhonha River The Jequitinhonha River () flows mainly through the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. Its source lies near Diamantina in the Espinhaço Mountains at an elevation of , after which it flows northward and then east-northeastward across the uplands. A ...
* João de Tiba River *
Juazeiro River The Juazeiro River is a river of Bahia state in eastern Brazil. 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 ...
* Jucurucu River * Maçacara River * Maiquinique River * Do Meio River * Do Meio River * Do Meio River *
Mucuri River The Mucuri River is a river of Bahia and Minas Gerais states in eastern Brazil. See also *List of rivers of Bahia *List of rivers of Minas Gerais A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surn ...
* Das Ondas River * Do Ouro River *
Paraguaçu River The Paraguaçu River () is a river in Bahia state of eastern Brazil. It runs from the Chapada Diamantina highlands of central Bahia to its mouth at the Baía de Todos os Santos. The Paraguaçu is the largest river entirely within Bahia. Its banks ...
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Paramirim River The Paramirim River is a river of Bahia state in eastern Brazil. 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 ...
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Paratiji River The Paratiji River is a river of Bahia state in eastern Brazil. See also *List of rivers of Bahia ReferencesBrazilian Ministry of Transport
Rivers of Bahia {{Bahia-river-stub ...
* Pardo River * Pau Alto River * Paulista River * Pedra d'Água River * Das Pedras River * Peixe River * Peixe River * Peruípe River * Peruípe River (Braço Norte) * Peruípe River (Braço Sul) * Piau River * Pojuca River * Das Porcos River * Pratudão River * Preto River * Preto River * Das Rãs River * Real River * Riachão River *
Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a b ...
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Roda Velha River The Roda Velha River is a river of Bahia state in eastern Brazil. 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 und ...
* Sacraiú River *
Salitre River The Salitre River is a river of Bahia state in eastern Brazil. It is a right 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 ...
* Santana River * Santo Antônio River *
Santo Onofre River The Santo Onofre River is a river of Bahia state in eastern Brazil. 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 un ...
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São Desidério River The São Desidério River is a river of Bahia state in eastern Brazil. 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 ...
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São Francisco River The São Francisco River (, ) is a large 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, the Paraná and t ...
* Sapão River * Saracura River * Tijuípe River * Una River * Una River * Una River * Utinga River *
Vaza-Barris River The Vaza-Barris River ( pt, Rio Vaza-Barris) is a river in northeastern Brazil. The Vaza-Barris originates in northeastern Bahia state, and flows east through Bahia and Sergipe states to empty into the Atlantic Ocean near São Cristóvão. Cours ...
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Verde Grande River Rio Verde Grande (Portuguese for "big green river") is a river of Minas Gerais state in eastern Brazil, that forms the boundary with Bahia state in its lowest reaches. It is a tributary of the São Francisco River. The Caminho dos Gerais State Pa ...
* Verde Pequeno River *
Verde River The Verde River (Yavapai: Haka'he:la) is a major tributary of the Salt River in the U.S. state of Arizona. It is about long and carries a mean flow of at its mouth. It is one of the largest perennial streams in Arizona. Description The ri ...
* Vereda Pimenteira


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* Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993.
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