The São Lourenço River is a tributary of the

Paraguay River The Paraguay River (''Ysyry Paraguái'' in Guarani language, Guarani, ''Rio Paraguai'' in Portuguese language, Portuguese, ''Río Paraguay'' in Spanish language, Spanish) is a major river in south-central South America, running through Brazil, Bol ...

within the

Pantanal The Pantanal () is a natural region encompassing the world's largest tropical wetland area, and the world's largest Flooded grasslands and savannas, flooded grasslands. It is located mostly within the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul, but i ...

, an alluvial plain that spans portions of

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 ...

Bolivia Bolivia, officially the Plurinational State of Bolivia, is a landlocked country located in central South America. The country features diverse geography, including vast Amazonian plains, tropical lowlands, mountains, the Gran Chaco Province, w ...

and

Paraguay Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay, is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the Argentina–Paraguay border, south and southwest, Brazil to the Brazil–Paraguay border, east and northeast, and Boli ...

. The São Lourenço river basin lies in the

Mato Grosso Mato Grosso ( – ) is one of the states of Brazil, the List of Brazilian states by area, third largest by area, located in the Central-West Region, Brazil, Central-West region. The state has 1.66% of the Brazilian population and is responsible ...

state of Brazil.

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The São Lourenço River rises in the south of Mato Grosso, and is sometimes called the Pingara River in its upper reaches. It flows west into the

Encontro das Águas State Park The Encontro das Águas State Park () is a State park (Brazil), state park in the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil. It covers an area of the pantanal rich in watercourses. Location The Encontro das Águas State Park is divided between the municipalit ...

, where it is joined by the

Cuiabá River The Cuiabá River (Portuguese language, Portuguese: ''Rio Cuiabá'') is a Brazilian river in the western state of Mato Grosso that flows in the Río de la Plata Basin. It is a tributary of the São Lourenço River (Mato Grosso), São Lourenço Rive ...

. The São Lourenço continues southwest across the park, then defines the west border of the southern part of the park. The park is bounded to the south by the Piquiri River, which defines the border with the state of

Mato Grosso do Sul Mato Grosso do Sul ( ) is one of Federative units of Brazil, Brazil's 27 federal units, located in the southern part of the Central-West Region, Brazil, Central-West Region, bordering five Brazilian states: Mato Grosso (to the north), Goiás and ...

. The Piquiri flows west to join the São Lourenço at the southwest boundary of the park. The São Lourenço continues in a southwest direction along the border between Mato Grosso and

until it joins the Paraguay River. It forms part of the southern boundary of the

Pantanal Matogrossense National Park The Pantanal Matogrossense National Park () is a national park in the state of Mato Grosso at the border to Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. Location Pantanal Matogrossense National Park has an area of . It is in the Pantanal biome. The park was cre ...

just before joining the Paraguay.

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