The Capitão Cardoso River is a river forming part of the border between
Rondônia
Rondônia () is one of the 26 states of Brazil, located in the northern subdivision of the country (central-western part). To the west is a short border with the state of Acre, to the north is the state of Amazonas, in the east is Mato Grosso, ...
and
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 ...
states in western
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
Roosevelt River
The Roosevelt River (Rio Roosevelt, sometimes Rio Teodoro) is a Brazilian river, a tributary of the Aripuanã River about in length.
Course
The Roosevelt River begins in the state of Rondônia and flows north through tropical rainforest. It is ...
.
Hydrology
The river's watershed is a sub-basin of the Roosevelt River and its headwaters are located in an indigenous reserve near Chapada dos Parecis.
See also
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List of rivers of Rondônia
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List of rivers of Mato Grosso
List of rivers in Mato Grosso (States of Brazil, Brazilian State).
The list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name and ordered from downstream to upstream. Mato Grosso is divided by tho ...
References
Brazilian Ministry of TransportCaracterização morfométrica da sub-bacia hidrográfica do rio Capitão Cardoso Tenente Marques, Rondônia, Brasil
Rivers of Rondônia
Rivers of Mato Grosso
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