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Agadão River The Agadão River (Portuguese: ''Rio Agadão''; ) is a river in Portugal. The former freguesia ''Freguesia'' (), usually translated as "parish" or "civil parish", is the third-level administrative subdivision of Portugal, as defined by the 1976 ...
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Águeda River (Douro) Águeda () is a city and a municipality in Portugal. According to the Portuguese 2011 census, the municipality of Águeda had 47,729 inhabitants, in an area of . The city proper had a population of 14,504 (2001 data), while the remainder is distri ...
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Águeda River (Vouga) Águeda () is a city and a municipality in Portugal. According to the Portuguese 2011 census, the municipality of Águeda had 47,729 inhabitants, in an area of . The city proper had a population of 14,504 (2001 data), while the remainder is distri ...
* Albufeira River * Alcabrichel River *
Alcantarilha River The Alcantarilha River () is a small river in the south central region of the Algarve, Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic ( pt, República Portuguesa, links=yes ), is a country whose mainland is located on the Iberian ...
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Alcoa River The Alcoa () is a river of Portugal, flowing into the Atlantic Ocean.José Pedro Duarte Tavares: Hydraulics, Lines of Cistercian Hydraulic System in Alcobaça , in: Cultural Route of the Region of Alcobaça. S. 39-109, Alcobaça 2001, It rises i ...
* Alcobaça River * Alcofra River * Alfusqueiro River *
Algibre River The Algibre River () is a small river in the Portuguese region of the Algarve. The Algibre River is formed by the confluence of the Mercês (Ribeira das Mercês) and Benémola (Ribeira da Benémola) rivers close to the village of Querença in a s ...
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Algoz River The Algoz River () is a small river in the south central region of the Algarve, Portugal, which rises near the village of Tunes and passes through the town of Algoz, the seat of the civil parish of Algoz e Tunes. The river is a tributary of the ...
* Alheda River * Aljezur River *
Almançor River Abu ʿĀmir Muḥammad ibn ʿAbdullāh ibn Abi ʿĀmir al-Maʿafiri ( ar, أبو عامر محمد بن عبد الله بن أبي عامر المعافري), nicknamed al-Manṣūr ( ar, المنصور, "the Victorious"), which is often Latiniz ...
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Almonda River Almonda is a Portuguese village of around 300 inhabitants in the civil parish of Zibreira, within the municipality of Torres Novas and the Santarém District. The village was named after the river Almonda, whose source is located nearby. Almond ...
* Almorode River * Alpiarça River, Ribeira de Ulme, Vala de Alpiarça, Alpiaçoilo River, Vala Real * Alte River * Alto River *
Alva River Alva River ( pt, Rio Alva, ) is a river in Portugal. It flows into the Mondego River The Rio Mondego () or Mondego River is the longest river entirely within Portuguese territory. It has its source in Serra da Estrela, the highest mountain ra ...
* Alviela River * Alvôco River * Âncora River * Anços River *
Angueira River Angueira is a former civil parish in the municipality (''concelho'') of Vimioso, continental Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Caçarelhos e Angueira. The population in 2011 was 116, in an area of 22.18 km².
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Antuã River Antuã () is a Portugal, Portuguese river, located in the Aveiro District, Aveiro region. It is the most important tributary of the Ria de Aveiro after the Vouga River. Its name is linked to the former name of Estarreja: Antuão or Anterão. It has ...
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Arade River The Arade () is a river located in the region of the Algarve, southern Portugal. the river's course takes it through the municipalities of Silves, Lagoa and Portimão. The source of the river lies to the southwest of the Serra do Caldeirão mo ...
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Arado River The Arado river is a river that originates in the surroundings of Curral do Camalhão, Gerês mountain range, north of the Teixeira valley and flows into the Fafião river after the Cascatas de Fecha be Barjas, parish of Cabril, municipality ...
* Arcão River * Arcossó River *
Arda River Arda or ARDA may refer to: Places *Arda (Maritsa), a river in Bulgaria and Greece *Arda (Italy), a river in Italy *Arda (Douro), a river in Portugal *Arda, Bulgaria, a village in southern Bulgaria *Arda, County Fermanagh, a List of townlands in Co ...
* Ardila River * Arnóia River * Arouce River *
Arunca River Arunca River ( pt, Rio Arunca, ) is a river in Portugal. It is located in the municipalities of Soure and Montemor-o-Velho Montemor-o-Velho () is a town and municipality of the Coimbra District, in Portugal. The population of the municipalit ...
* Asnes River * Assureira River * Ave River * Avia River * Azibo River


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* Baça River * Baceiro River * Balsemão river * Bazágueda River * Beça River or Bessa River *
Bensafrim River The Bensafrim River ( pt, Ribeira de Bensafrim, ) is a river in Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic ( pt, República Portuguesa, links=yes ), is a country whose mainland is located on the Iberian Peninsula of Southwes ...
* Beselga River * Bestança River or
Ribeiro de São Martinho Ribeiro is a surname common in Galicia, Portugal and Brazil. It is also a wine-making region of Southeast central Galicia. In Portuguese, it literally means "small creek" or "by the river". In Galicia the surname was often Castilianized as ''Rivei ...
* Boco River or Ribeira de Boco * Boina River * Botão River *
Branco River The Branco River ( pt, Rio Branco; Engl: ''White River'') is the principal affluent of the Rio Negro from the north. Basin The river drains the Guayanan Highlands moist forests ecoregion. It is enriched by many streams from the Tepui highlands w ...


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Caia River The Caia () is a river in the Iberian Peninsula, a tributary to the Guadiana. It is one of the main water courses in the Portalegre District, Portugal. Portugal does not recognise the border between the Caia and Ribeira de Cuncos River deltas, si ...
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Caima River The Caima () is a river in Portugal. Its source is in Arouca Municipality Arouca () is a city and a municipality in the Metropolitan Area of Porto, Norte Region, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 22,359, in an area of . It had 20,383 elector ...
* Cabral River * Cabril River (Cávado) * Cabril River (Corgo) * Cabril River (Tâmega) * Cabrum River * Cachoeiras River * Caldo River * Calvo River * Carapito River * Carvalhosa River * Cáster River * Castro Laboreiro River * Cávado River * de Cavalos River * Cavalum River *
Ceira River The Ceira River () is a river in central Portugal arising out of the Serra do Açor. It is a lefthand tributary of the Mondego River, which it enters from the south, just upstream of the city of Coimbra. Course The Ceira arises in the Covilhã Mu ...
* Cercal River *
Cértima River The Cértima River ( pt, Rio Cértima, ) is a river in Portugal that runs through the freguesia of Barrô e Aguada de Baixo, in Águeda Municipality, Aveiro District Aveiro District ( pt, Distrito de Aveiro, or ) is located in the central coasta ...
* Chança River *
Côa River The Côa River () is a tributary of the Douro River, in central and northeastern Portugal. It is one of the few Portuguese rivers that flows south to north. It flows through the municipalities of Sabugal, Almeida, Pinhel, Figueira de Castelo Rod ...
* Cobrão River * Cobres River * Coina River * Coja River * de Colares River * Corgo River * Corvo River or Dueça River * da Costa River * Coura River * Criz River * Covelas River


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* Dão River * Degebe River * Dinha River * Divor River * Douro River *
Drave River The Drava or Drave''Utrata Fachwörterbuch ...
* Diogo River * Douro River


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* Eirôgo River * Erges River *
Espiche River The Espiche River () is a small river in the south central region of the Algarve, Portugal which rises a little south east of the village of Algoz. It runs south towards the south coast, and its mouth is at the Praia dos Salgados between Armaçã ...
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Este River Este may refer to: Geography * Este (woreda), a district in Ethiopia * Este, Veneto, a town in Italy * Este (Málaga), a district in Spain * Este (river), a river in Germany * Este (São Pedro), a parish in Portugal * Este (São Mamede), a ...
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Ega River (Portugal) The Ega is a river in the north of Spain. It is a tributary of the Ebro. The Ega flows through Navarre, but it originates in Álava, near Lagrán, and flows through the town of Estella-Lizarra. See also * List of rivers of Spain This is an in ...
* Eiriz River


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* Falacho River * Febros River *
Ferreira River __NOTOC__ Ferreira may refer to: People * Ferreira (surname) * Ferreira (footballer, born 1979), Josiesley Ferreira Rosa, Brazilian football striker * Ferreira (footballer, born 1984), Antonio Ferreira de Oliveira Junior, Brazilian football centre- ...
* Ferro River (Portugal) * Fervença River * Figueira River * Fim River ??? * Fora River ??? *
Frades River (Portugal) The Frades River or Rio dos Frades (Friars' River) may refer to: * Dos Frades River, a river in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro * Frades River (Bahia) The Frades River ( pt, Rio dos Frades - Friar's River) is a river in the state of Bahia, ...
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Fresno River (Portugal) The Fresno River (Spanish for "ash tree") is a river in Central California and a major tributary of the San Joaquin River. It runs approximately from the Sierra Nevada Range to the San Joaquin River if measured from the source of Rainier Creek, ...
* Froufe River * Lagoa Carvos


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Galinhas River Galinhas ( pt, Ilha das Galinhas) is an island in the Bijagós Archipelago of Guinea-Bissau. Galinhas is located about 25 km southwest of Bolama town. The Canal de Bolama separates it from Bolama Island, the easternmost island of the group t ...
* Gerês River *
Gilão River The Gilão () is a river in southern Portugal. It is approachable from the Atlantic Ocean, where it enters at the town of Tavira in the Algarve, east of Faro. The river Gilão changes its name to Rio Séqua at the ancient bridge named Ponte Ro ...
* Grande River (Lourinhã) * Guadiana River


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Homem River Homem is a surname meaning "man" in Portuguese. Notable people with the surname include: *Diogo Homem (1521–1576), Portuguese cartographer *Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo (born 1974), French musician, record producer, singer, songwriter, DJ, film di ...


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* Ínsua River * Isna River * Inha River


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* Joanes River * Jamor River or
Ribeira do Jamor Ribeira, Portuguese and Galician for ''stream'' or ''riverside'', may refer to the following places: Brazil *Ribeira, São Paulo, a city in the state of São Paulo, Brazil * Ribeira, Rio de Janeiro, a neighborhood in the municipality of Rio de ...
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Queluz River Queluz may refer to: Portugal *Queluz, Portugal, a city in the municipality of Sintra, Portugal **Queluz (Sintra), one of the civil parishes in the city of Queluz **The Queluz National Palace, located in the city Brazil * Queluz, São Paulo, a ...
? * Judeu River * Juliano River


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* Laboreiro River * Labruja River * Leça River * Lena River (Portugal) * Levira River * Lima River *
Lis River Lis (Portuguese: ''Rio Lis''; ) is a river in central Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic ( pt, República Portuguesa, links=yes ), is a country whose mainland is located on the Iberian Peninsula of Southwestern Europ ...
* Lizandro River or
Lisandro River Lisandro is a male first name, particularly common in Argentina. Its origin comes from the Ancient Greek language, and is believed to have been popularized thanks to Lysander, a Spartan military and political leader. It may refer to: * Lisandro Ab ...
* Lordelo River * Braldu river


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* Maçãs River * Maior River * Marnel River * Massueime River *
Mau River Mau may refer to: Places Kenya * Mau Escarpment * Mau Forest India * Mau, Bhind, a town in Madhya Pradesh * Mau, Mawal, Pune district, Marahrashtra * Mau, Punjab, a village in Punjab * Mau, Uttar Pradesh, India * Mau district, Uttar P ...
* Meão River * de Mega River * de Mel River *
Mente River An adverb is a word or an expression that generally modifies a verb, adjective, another adverb, determiner, clause, preposition, or sentence. Adverbs typically express manner, place, time, frequency, degree, level of certainty, etc., answering ...
* Minho River * Mira River * Mondego River *
Mouro River According to Portugal, Portuguese, Galicia (Spain), Galician, and Asturian mythology, the Mouros are a race of supernatural beings which inhabited the lands of Galicia (Spain), Galicia, Asturias and Portugal since the beginning of time. For unkno ...


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Nabão River The Nabão () is a river in Portugal. It rises in Ansião and passes through the city of Tomar before joining the Zêzere River — a course of about . It was known to the Romans as ''Nabanus''. Before entering the territory of Tomar Tomar (), ...
* Negro River (Portugal) ??? *
Neiva River Neiva () is the capital of the Department of Huila. It is located in the valley of the Magdalena River in south central Colombia with a population of about 357,392 inhabitants. It is one of the most important cities in southern Colombia, mainl ...
* Nisa River * Noeime River


O

* Ocreza River or Ribeira, (afluente of
Tejo River Tejo River is a river of Acre state in western Brazil. See also *List of rivers of Acre List of rivers in Acre (Brazilian State). The list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name and ...
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Odeleite River Odeleite is a river located in the municipality of Castro Marim, Algarve, in Portugal. It originates in the mountains of the Serra do Caldeirao and flows through the municipalities Sao Bras de Alportel, Tavira, Alcoutim, Castro Marim Castro ...
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Odelouca River The Odelouca River () is a river in the Portugal, Portuguese region of the Algarve. The river is a tributary of the Arade River. Description The Odelouca headwater sources are a number of small streams and brooks rising from springs between ...
* Odres River * Olo River * de Onor River * Orelhão River * Ovelha River * Ovil River


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* de Palhais River *
Paiva River The Paiva River () is a river that rises in the Sierra de Leomil, more specifically in the parish of Pêra Velha, Aldeia de Nacomba e Ariz - belonging to the municipality of Moimenta da Beira - and flows into the Douro, in Castelo de Paiva, flowi ...
* Paivô River * Peculhos River *
Pavia River Pavia (, , , ; la, Ticinum; Medieval Latin: ) is a town and comune of south-western Lombardy in northern Italy, south of Milan on the lower Ticino river near its confluence with the Po. It has a population of c. 73,086. The city was the capi ...
* Peio River * Pêra River * Pinhão River * Poio River * Pombeiro River * Pônsul River *
Prado River The Prado River is a small river near Jaborandi, São Paulo, Jaborandi in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. It flows northwards to become a southern tributary of the Rio Grande (Paraná River), Grande River. Rivers of São Paulo (state) {{Sa ...
* Pranto River * Pilas River


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Quarteira River The Quarteira River () is a small river in the Portuguese region of the Algarve.Portuguese civilian survey: Sheet 52B Albufeira. Publishers: Instituto Geográfico Português (Portugal Civilian Survey. Scale:1:50,000. The river begins at the conf ...
* Queijais River


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* Rabaçal River * Rabagão River *
Raia River (United we advance architecture) , predecessor = , merged = , successor = , formation = , extinction = , status = Professional body; members association , headquarters = L1/41 Exhibition St, Melbourne , leader_title = CEO , leader_ ...
* Ramalhoso River * Real River (Portugal)


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Sabor River Sabor River, ''Rio Sabor'' in Portuguese, is a river that rises in Spain and enters Portugal in the Natural Park of Montesinho, in the northeast of the country. It is a tributary of the right bank of the Douro River, passing near the city of Brag ...
* Sado River * Safarujo River * Salas River * Saltadouro River * Sardoura River * Sátão River *
Seco River (Portugal) Seco or SECO may refer to: Gastronomy * Seco (wine), dry wine * Seco (food), an Ecuadorian meat dish * Seco Herrerano, the national alcoholic beverage of Panamá People * David Seco (born 1973), Spanish professional racing cyclist *Hugo Seco (bo ...
* Selho River *
Sever River Sever may refer to: Places in Portugal * Sever (Santa Marta de Penaguião), a civil parish in the municipality of Santa Marta de Penaguião * , a civil parish in Moimenta da Beira Municipality * Sever do Vouga Municipality, a municipality in the ...
* Silves River * Sizandro River *
Sor River (Portugal) The Sor is a river of southwestern Ethiopia. A tributary of the Birbir River on its left side and joins it at latitude and longitude , the Sor rises in Sayo. See also * List of rivers of Ethiopia * Metu, Ethiopia Metu ( om, Mattuu) is a ...
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Sordo River (Portugal) The Sordo is a small river in eastern Umbria in Italy. Its source is about 1 km south of Norcia Norcia (), traditionally known in English by its Latin name of Nursia (), is a town and comune in the province of Perugia (Italy) in southeaste ...
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Sorraia River The Sorraia River (), or Rio Sorraia, is a river in Santarém District, Portugal. It forms at the confluence of the Sor and Raia, near the town of Couço. Having a basin of , it flows for , joining the Tagus near Murteira. Along its length it ...
* Sótão River * Soure River * Sousa River * Sul River


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* Tábuas River * Tâmega River *
Tanha River Tanha, Thanha or Thanhha may refer to Culture and media * Taṇhā, "thirst," a concept in Buddhism referring to craving or desire *''Thanha Rathi Ranga'', a 2014 Sri Lankan thriller film *Tanha (TV series), ''Tanha'' (TV series), an Indian telev ...
* Távora River * Tedinho River *
Tedo River Tedo ( ka, თედო) is a Georgia (country), Georgian male given name. Notable people with this name include: * Tedo Abzhandadze (born 1999), Georgian rugby union player * Tedo Isakadze (born 1966), Georgian politician * Tedo Japaridze (born 1 ...
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Teixeira River (Douro) Teixeira (, , ) is a Galician-Portuguese Teixeira is a surname of a Portuguese family with toponymic roots whose origin is in the landlord of Teixeira, municipality of Baião in Portugal, belonging to Don Hermígio Mendes de Teixeira, noble in ...
* Teixeira River (Vouga) * Tejo River (River
Tagus The Tagus ( ; es, Tajo ; pt, Tejo ; see #Name, below) is the longest river in the Iberian Peninsula. The river rises in the Montes Universales near Teruel, in mid-eastern Spain, flows , generally west with two main south-westward sections ...
) * Terva River * Tinhela River * Tinhesa River *
Tornada River Tornada may refer to: *Tornada (Occitan literary term) *Tornada e Salir do Porto Tornada e Salir do Porto is one of twelve civil parishes (''freguesias'') in the municipality of Caldas da Rainha Caldas da Rainha () is a medium-sized Portuguese ...
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Torre River The Torre ( Friulian: ''Tôr''; sl, Ter) is a river of the Province of Udine in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, northeast Italy. It is the main right tributary of the Isonzo; the Torre together with its own tributary the Natisone drain a large part of th ...
* Torto River * Torto River (Mira) * Torto River (Portel) * Tio Touro River *
Trancão River The Trancão River (), formerly called Rio de Sacavém, is a small river in Portugal (about 29 km) from District of Lisbon. Near its mouth, this watercourse can also be called Ribeira de Sacavém ou Vala de Sacavém. References

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* Tripeiro River * Tua River * Tuela River * Temilobos River


U

* Uíma River * Ul River * Unhais River * Urtigosa River


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* Vade River * Varosa River * Vascão River *
Vez River The Vez River ( pt, Rio Vez, ) is a river in Portugal. It is approximately long. See also

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* de Vide River * da Vila River *
Vizela River Vizela River () is a river in Portugal. It flows into Ave River and it is named after the city of Vizela Vizela () is a municipality in the Braga District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 23,736, in an area of 24.70 km². The prese ...
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Vouga River Vouga River () is a river in the Centro Region of Portugal. The source of the Vouga is the Chafariz da Lapa, at an elevation of , in the parish of Quintela, municipality of Sernancelhe, Viseu District. The course of the river ends in the Atlanti ...


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* Xarrama River * Xévora River * Portugal River


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* Zêzere River *
Zela River Zela may refer to: * Battle of Zela, a 47 BC battle between Julius Caesar and Pharnaces II of The Kingdom of Pontus * Battle of Zela (67 BC), a battle in the Third Mithridatic War * '' Pilodeudorix zela'', a butterfly of family Lycaenidae * Zela ...


See also

* Geography of Europe *
List of European rivers with alternative names All or almost all rivers in Europe have alternative names in different languages. Some rivers have also undergone name changes for political or other reasons. This article provides known alternative names for all major European rivers. It also inc ...
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Latin names of European rivers __NOTOC__ Following is a list of rivers of classical antiquity stating the Latin name, the equivalent English name, and also, in some cases, Greek and local name. The scope is intended to include, at least, rivers named and known widely in the R ...
* European river zonation * :pt:Anexo:Lista de rios de Portugal * :pt:Lista de ribeiras de Portugal


References

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Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic ( pt, República Portuguesa, links=yes ), is a country whose mainland is located on the Iberian Peninsula of Southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes the Atlantic archipelagos of ...
Rivers A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of wate ...