The São Lourenço River is a tributary of the

Paraguay River The Paraguay River (Río Paraguay in Spanish, Rio Paraguai in Portuguese, Ysyry Paraguái in Guarani) is a major river in south-central South America, running through Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay and Argentina. It flows about from its headwaters i ...

within the

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

, an alluvial plain that spans portions of

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 ...

Bolivia , image_flag = Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg , flag_alt = Horizontal tricolor (red, yellow, and green from top to bottom) with the coat of arms of Bolivia in the center , flag_alt2 = 7 × 7 square p ...

and

Paraguay Paraguay (; ), officially the Republic of Paraguay ( es, República del Paraguay, links=no; gn, Tavakuairetã Paraguái, links=si), is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to t ...

. The São Lourenço river basin lies in the

Mato Grosso Mato Grosso ( – lit. "Thick Bush") is one of the states of Brazil, the third largest by area, located in the Central-West region. The state has 1.66% of the Brazilian population and is responsible for 1.9% of the Brazilian GDP. Neighboring ...

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 ( pt, Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas) is a 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 betw ...

, where it is joined by the

Cuiabá River The Cuiabá River ( 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. Course In its upper reaches the Cuiabá River flow ...

. 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 the Midwestern states of Brazil. Neighboring Brazilian states are (from north clockwise) Mato Grosso, Goiás, Minas Gerais, São Paulo and Paraná. It also borders the countries of Paraguay, to the southwest, 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 ( pt, Parque Nacional do Pantanal Matogrossense) 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 . ...

just before joining the Paraguay. ONZA at Rio Sao Lourenco

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