The Ijuí River (
Portuguese
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, Rio Ijuí
) () is a river of
Rio Grande do Sul state in southern
Brazil
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. It is a 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 ...
.
The name ''Ijuí'' (the earlier spelling ''Ijuhy'' is to be found in older documents and maps), like many
geographical name
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s and names of
topographical features in Brazil, originated from the
Guarani language
Guaraní (), specifically the primary variety known as Paraguayan Guarani ( "the people's language"), is a South American language that belongs to the Tupi–Guarani family of the Tupian languages. It is one of the official languages of P ...
.
See also
*
List of rivers of Rio Grande do Sul
List of rivers in Rio Grande do Sul (Brazilian State).
The list is arranged by drainage basin from north to south, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name and ordered from downstream to upstream. All rivers in Rio Gr ...
*
Cerro do Inhacurutum
References
Brazilian Ministry of Transport
Rivers of Rio Grande do Sul
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