The Ibicuí River (

Portuguese Portuguese may refer to: * anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Portugal ** Portuguese cuisine, traditional foods ** Portuguese language, a Romance language *** Portuguese dialects, variants of the Portuguese language ** Portu ...

, Rio Ibicuí) () is a river in

Rio Grande do Sul Rio Grande do Sul (, , ; "Great River of the South") is a state in the southern region of Brazil. It is the fifth-most-populous state and the ninth largest by area. Located in the southernmost part of the country, Rio Grande do Sul is border ...

state of southern

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 ...

. The Ibicuí is 290 km in length, and is the main tributary of the

Uruguay River The Uruguay River ( es, Río Uruguay, ; pt, Rio Uruguai, ) is a major river in South America. It flows from north to south and forms parts of the boundaries of Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay, separating some of the Argentine provinces of La M ...

. It is formed by the confluence of the

Ibicuí-Mirim River The Ibicuí-Mirim River (Portuguese, Rio Ibicuí-Mirim) is a river of Rio Grande do Sul state in southern Brazil. It joins the Toropi River to form the Ibicuí River The Ibicuí River ( Portuguese, Rio Ibicuí) () is a river in Rio Grande do Sul ...

and Santa Maria River at the city of

Cacequi Cacequi is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, 407 km from Porto Alegre. As of 2020 its population was estimated at 12,423. The town is situated at an elevation of 103 m, with an area of 2,441 km2, and is known as th ...

. The Ibicuí divides the cities of

Uruguaiana Uruguaiana is a municipality in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. It is located on the eastern shore of the Uruguay River bordering Argentina. Opposite to Uruguaiana, and joined to it by a road/railway bridge, lies the Argentine city of P ...

and

Itaqui Itaqui is a municipality in Brazil, located in the southwestern part of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, close to the Argentinian border, between Uruguaiana and São Borja. It sits at a mean altitude of 57 meters (187 ft), by the Uruguay Ri ...

. The river's name, ''Ibicuí'', means "ground of sand" in the

Tupi language Old Tupi, Ancient Tupi or Classical Tupi (also spelled as Tupí) is an extinct Tupian language which was spoken by the aboriginal Tupi people of Brazil, mostly those who inhabited coastal regions in South and Southeast Brazil. It belongs to ...

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Hidrografic Map of the State of Rio Grande do SulBridge over Ibicuí River, constructed by the English in 1888
Rivers of Rio Grande do Sul {{RioGrandedoSul-river-stub

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