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Maranhão Maranhão () is a state in Brazil. Located in the country's Northeast Region, it has a population of about 7 million and an area of . Clockwise from north, it borders on the Atlantic Ocean for 2,243 km and the states of Piauí, Tocantins and ...
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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 east to west, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name and ordered from downstream to upstream. All rivers in Maranhão 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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Parnaíba River The Parnaíba River ( pt, Rio Parnaíba) is a river in Brazil, which forms the border between the states of Maranhão and Piauí. Its main course is long and the Parnaíba River Basin covers .Ramos, T.P.A.; Ramos, R.T.C.; and Ramos, S.A.Q.A. (2 ...
** Buriti River ** Das Balsas River *** Balsinhas River ** Medonho River ** Parnaìbinha River ** Água Quente River * Magu River * Barro Duro River * Preguiças River * Alegre River * Periá River * Axuí River * Itapecuru River **
Munim River The Munim River ( pt, Rio Munim) is a river of Maranhão state in northeastern Brazil. It flows north for about before emptying into the Baía de São José to the south of the state capital. The river has suffered from agricultural pollution and ...
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Iguará River The Iguará River is a river of Maranhão state in northeastern Brazil. See also *List of rivers of Maranhão List of rivers in Maranhão (Brazilian State). The list is arranged by drainage basin from east to west, with respective tributaries i ...
*** Preto River ** Peritoró River *** Tapuio River ** Pirapemas River ** Codòzinho River ***
Saco River The Saco River (Abenaki language, Abenaki: ''Sαkóhki'') is a river in northeastern New Hampshire and southwestern Maine in the United States. It drains a rural area of of forests and farmlands west and southwest of Portland, Maine, Portland ...
** Gameleira River ** Itapecuruzinho River ** Correntes River *** Balseira River **
Alpercatas River The Alpercatas River is a river of Maranhão state in northeastern Brazil. It is a tributary of the Itapecuru River. Some of the headwaters of the river are protected by the Mirador State Park, created in 1980. See also *List of rivers of Mara ...
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Mearim River The Mearim River is a river in Maranhão state of northern Brazil. The river originates in the southern part of Maranhão, and drains north into the Baía de São Marcos, an estuary that also receives the Pindaré and Grajaú rivers, which are ...
** Grajaú River *** Santana River ** Das Flores River *** Pacuma River **
Corda River The Corda River is a river of Maranhão state in northeastern Brazil. See also *List of rivers of Maranhão List of rivers in Maranhão (Brazilian State). The list is arranged by drainage basin from east to west, with respective tributaries ind ...
** Enjeitado River *
Pindaré River The Pindaré River is a river in Maranhão state of north-central Brazil. The Pindaré rises in the low hills which separate its basin from that of the Tocantins River to the south. In its lower reaches it is called the Pindaré-Mirim. It is a lef ...
** Zutia River ** Caru River ** Buriticupu River * Aurá River * Pericumã River * Uru River * Turiaçu River ** Caxias River ** Das Almas River **
Paraná River The Paraná River ( es, Río Paraná, links=no , pt, Rio Paraná, gn, Ysyry Parana) is a river in south-central South America, running through Brazil, Paraguay, and Argentina for some ."Parana River". Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Br ...
* Maracacumé River ** Macaxeira River * Tromaí River *
Gurupí River The Gurupí River is a river in north-central Brazil which forms the boundary between Maranhão and Pará states. The Gurupí rises in the low hills which separate its basin from that of the Tocantins River to the south, and flows north into the At ...
** Cajuapara River (Açailândia River) *
Tocantins River The Tocantins River ( pt, Rio Tocantins, link=no , , Parkatêjê dialect, Parkatêjê: ''Pyti'' ɨˈti is a river in Brazil, the central fluvial artery of the country. In the Tupi language, its name means "toucan's beak" (''Tukã'' for "toucan ...
** Lajeado River ** Itaxueiras River **
Farinha River The Farinha River is a river of Maranhão state in northeastern Brazil. See also *List of rivers of Maranhão List of rivers in Maranhão (Brazilian State). The list is arranged by drainage basin from east to west, with respective tributaries ...
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Manuel Alves Grande River The Manuel Alves Grande River is a river of Maranhão and Tocantins states in northeastern Brazil. It is a tributary of the Tocantins River. See also *List of rivers of Maranhão *List of rivers of Tocantins List of rivers in Tocantins (Brazil ...
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Sereno River The Sereno River is a river of Maranhão state in northeastern Brazil. See also *List of rivers of Maranhão List of rivers in Maranhão (Brazilian State). The list is arranged by drainage basin from east to west, with respective tributaries in ...


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* Água Quente River * Alegre River * Das Almas River *
Alpercatas River The Alpercatas River is a river of Maranhão state in northeastern Brazil. It is a tributary of the Itapecuru River. Some of the headwaters of the river are protected by the Mirador State Park, created in 1980. See also *List of rivers of Mara ...
* Aurá River * Axuí River * Das Balsas River * Balseira River * Balsinhas River * Barro Duro River * Buriti River * Buriticupu River * Cajuapara River (Açailândia River) * Caru River * Caxias River * Codòzinho River *
Corda River The Corda River is a river of Maranhão state in northeastern Brazil. See also *List of rivers of Maranhão List of rivers in Maranhão (Brazilian State). The list is arranged by drainage basin from east to west, with respective tributaries ind ...
* Correntes River * Das Flores River * Enjeitado River *
Farinha River The Farinha River is a river of Maranhão state in northeastern Brazil. See also *List of rivers of Maranhão List of rivers in Maranhão (Brazilian State). The list is arranged by drainage basin from east to west, with respective tributaries ...
* Gameleira River * Grajaú River *
Gurupí River The Gurupí River is a river in north-central Brazil which forms the boundary between Maranhão and Pará states. The Gurupí rises in the low hills which separate its basin from that of the Tocantins River to the south, and flows north into the At ...
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Iguará River The Iguará River is a river of Maranhão state in northeastern Brazil. See also *List of rivers of Maranhão List of rivers in Maranhão (Brazilian State). The list is arranged by drainage basin from east to west, with respective tributaries i ...
* Itapecuru River * Itapecuruzinho River * Itaxueiras River * Lajeado River * Macaxeira River * Magu River *
Manuel Alves Grande River The Manuel Alves Grande River is a river of Maranhão and Tocantins states in northeastern Brazil. It is a tributary of the Tocantins River. See also *List of rivers of Maranhão *List of rivers of Tocantins List of rivers in Tocantins (Brazil ...
* Maracacumé River *
Mearim River The Mearim River is a river in Maranhão state of northern Brazil. The river originates in the southern part of Maranhão, and drains north into the Baía de São Marcos, an estuary that also receives the Pindaré and Grajaú rivers, which are ...
* Medonho River *
Munim River The Munim River ( pt, Rio Munim) is a river of Maranhão state in northeastern Brazil. It flows north for about before emptying into the Baía de São José to the south of the state capital. The river has suffered from agricultural pollution and ...
* Pacuma River *
Paraná River The Paraná River ( es, Río Paraná, links=no , pt, Rio Paraná, gn, Ysyry Parana) is a river in south-central South America, running through Brazil, Paraguay, and Argentina for some ."Parana River". Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Br ...
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Parnaíba River The Parnaíba River ( pt, Rio Parnaíba) is a river in Brazil, which forms the border between the states of Maranhão and Piauí. Its main course is long and the Parnaíba River Basin covers .Ramos, T.P.A.; Ramos, R.T.C.; and Ramos, S.A.Q.A. (2 ...
* Parnaìbinha River * Periá River * Pericumã River * Peritoró River *
Pindaré River The Pindaré River is a river in Maranhão state of north-central Brazil. The Pindaré rises in the low hills which separate its basin from that of the Tocantins River to the south. In its lower reaches it is called the Pindaré-Mirim. It is a lef ...
* Pirapemas River * Preguiças River * Preto River *
Saco River The Saco River (Abenaki language, Abenaki: ''Sαkóhki'') is a river in northeastern New Hampshire and southwestern Maine in the United States. It drains a rural area of of forests and farmlands west and southwest of Portland, Maine, Portland ...
* Santana River *
Sereno River The Sereno River is a river of Maranhão state in northeastern Brazil. See also *List of rivers of Maranhão List of rivers in Maranhão (Brazilian State). The list is arranged by drainage basin from east to west, with respective tributaries in ...
* Tapuio River *
Tocantins River The Tocantins River ( pt, Rio Tocantins, link=no , , Parkatêjê dialect, Parkatêjê: ''Pyti'' ɨˈti is a river in Brazil, the central fluvial artery of the country. In the Tupi language, its name means "toucan's beak" (''Tukã'' for "toucan ...
* Tromaí River * Turiaçu River * Uru River * Zutia River


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