The Paracatu River is a river of
Minas Gerais
Minas Gerais () is a state in Southeastern Brazil. It ranks as the second most populous, the third by gross domestic product (GDP), and the fourth largest by area in the country. The state's capital and largest city, Belo Horizonte (literally ...
state in southeastern
Brazil
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. It joins the
São Francisco River just 12 km north of the mouth of its much larger namesake the
Paracatu River
The Paracatu River ( pt, Rio Paracatu) is located mainly in the state of Minas Gerais in Brazil. It is the longest tributary of the São Francisco, draining a basin of about 45,000 km², including 21 municipalities and the Federal District. ...
on the opposite bank.
See also
*
List of rivers of Minas Gerais
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* Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993.
Rivers of Minas Gerais
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