List of
river
A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater
Fresh water or freshwater is any naturally occurring liquid or frozen water containing low concentrations of dissolved salts and other total dissolved solids. Although the ...
s in
Rio Grande do Sul (
Brazilian State
The federative units of Brazil ( pt, unidades federativas do Brasil) are subnational entities with a certain degree of autonomy (self-government, self-regulation and self-collection) and endowed with their own government and constitution, which ...
).
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 Grande do Sul drain to the
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceans, with an area of about . It covers approximately 20% of Earth#Surface, Earth's surface and about 29% of its water surface area. It is known to separate the "Old World" of Afr ...
.
By Drainage Basin
Atlantic Coast/Lagoa dos Patos
Lagoa dos Patos
Lagoa dos Patos (, , ; English: ''Ducks' Lagoon'') is the largest lagoon in Brazil and the largest coastal lagoon in South America. It is located in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, southern Brazil. It covers an area of , is long and has a maximu ...
is connected to the Atlantic by the Rio Grande inlet.
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Mampituba River
The Mampituba River is a river forming part of the boundary between Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul states in southeastern Brazil.
See also
*List of rivers of Santa Catarina
*List of rivers of Rio Grande do Sul
References
Mapfrom Ministry ...
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Três Forquilhas River
The Três Forquilhas River is a river of Rio Grande do Sul state in southern Brazil.
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 sou ...
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Maquiné River
The Maquiné River is a river of Rio Grande do Sul state in southern Brazil.
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 r ...
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Tramandaí River
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Lagoa dos Patos
Lagoa dos Patos (, , ; English: ''Ducks' Lagoon'') is the largest lagoon in Brazil and the largest coastal lagoon in South America. It is located in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, southern Brazil. It covers an area of , is long and has a maximu ...
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Guaíba River
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Gravataí River
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Dos Sinos River
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Paranhana River
The Paranhana River is a river of Rio Grande do Sul state in southern Brazil.
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, wit ...
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Rolante River
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Jacuí River
The Jacuí River () is a river in Rio Grande do Sul state of southern Brazil. The Jacuí empties into the Guaíba River, an estuarine arm of the Lagoa dos Patos, a large coastal lagoon connected to the Atlantic Ocean.
Sources
The Jacuí Rive ...
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Caí River
The Caí River () is a river of Rio Grande do Sul state in southern Brazil. It is a tributary of the Jacuí River, just above the junction with the Guaíba
Guaíba is a city located in the Metropolitan Porto Alegre of Porto Alegre, in the Brazi ...
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Maratá River
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Cadeia River
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Forromeco River
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Canastra River
The Canastra River is a river of Rio Grande do Sul
Rio Grande do Sul (, , ; "Great River of the South") is a Federative units of Brazil, state in the South Region, Brazil, southern region of Brazil. It is the Federative_units_of_Brazil#List, fi ...
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Jaguari River
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Pinhal River
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Do Ouro River
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Piaí River
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Caracol River
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Taquari River
The Taquari River ( pt, Rio Taquari) is a river in the states of Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul in Brazil. It is a left tributary of the Paraguay River. The town of Coxim is situated on the Taquari.
The Taquari River is considered the most d ...
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Taquari-Mirim River
The Taquari-Mirim River is a river of Mato Grosso do Sul state in southwestern Brazil.
See also
*List of rivers of Mato Grosso do Sul
List of rivers in Mato Grosso do Sul ( Brazilian State).
The list is arranged by drainage basin, with respec ...
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Forqueta River
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Forquetinha River
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Guaporé River
Guaporé River ( pt, Rio Guaporé, es, Río Iténez) is a river in western Brazil and northeastern Bolivia. It is long; of the river forms the border between Brazil and Bolivia.
The Guaporé River is part of the Madeira River basin, which even ...
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Carreiro River
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São Domingos River
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Das Antas River
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Da Prata River
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Humaitã River
The Humaitã River, also known as the Turvo River, is a river of Rio Grande do Sul state in southern Brazil. It is a tributary of the Da Prata River.
See also
*List of rivers of Rio Grande do Sul
List of rivers in Rio Grande do Sul (Brazilian S ...
(Turvo River)
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Da Telha River
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Ituim River
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Piraçupiá River (Santa Rita River)
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Quebra-Dentes River
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Lajeado Grande River
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Tomé River
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Tainhas River
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Camisas River
The Camisas River is a river of Rio Grande do Sul state in southern Brazil.
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 ...
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Pardo River
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Botucaraí River
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Vacacaí River
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São Sepe River
The São Sepe River is a river of Rio Grande do Sul state in southern Brazil.
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, wit ...
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Vacacaí-Mirim River
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Soturno River
The Soturno River is a river of Rio Grande do Sul state in southern Brazil.
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 re ...
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Jacuizinho River
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Dos Caixões River
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Ivaí River
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Jacuí-Mirim River
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Ibirubá River
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Camaquã River
The Camaquã River () is a river of Rio Grande do Sul state in southern Brazil.
The delta of the river, where it empties into the Lagoa dos Patos, is protected by the Camaquã State Park
The Camaquã State Park pt, Parque Estadual do Camaquã ...
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São Lourenço River
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Arroio Pelotas
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São Gonçalo Channel
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Piratini River
The River Piratini (Rio Piratini) is a Brazilian river in the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul. Until 1864 it marked, for most of its course, the accepted frontier between Uruguay and Brazil.
The river rises at the watershed between the R� ...
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Lagoa Mirim
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Jaguarão River
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Arroio Chuí
Uruguay Basin
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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 ...
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Río Negro
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Quaraí River
Quarai is a Brazilian municipality located near the border with Uruguay on the Rio Quaraí. The population is 22,607 (2020 est.) in an area of 3,147.63 km2, making it one of the largest municipalities in the state. Its elevation is 112 m. It ...
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Cati River
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Ibicuí River
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Ibirapuitã River
The Ibirapuitã River is a river of Rio Grande do Sul state in southern Brazil.
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, wit ...
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Ibirapuitã Chico River
The Ibirapuitã Chico River is a river of Rio Grande do Sul
Rio Grande do Sul (, , ; "Great River of the South") is a Federative units of Brazil, state in the South Region, Brazil, southern region of Brazil. It is the Federative_units_of_Brazil ...
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Itu River
The Itu River ( Portuguese, Rio Itu) is a river of Rio Grande do Sul state in southern Brazil. It is a tributary of the Ibicuí River, which in turn is a tributary of the Uruguay River.
See also
*List of rivers of Rio Grande do Sul
List of riv ...
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Jaguari River
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Jaguarizinho River
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Santa Maria River
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Cacequi River
The Cacequi River is a river of Rio Grande do Sul state in southern Brazil.
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 re ...
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Ibicuí da Armada River
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Ibicuí da Cruz River
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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.
See also
*List of rivers of Rio Grande do Sul
List of rivers in Rio Grande do ...
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Toropi River
The Toropi River is a river of Rio Grande do Sul state in southern Brazil. It merges with the Ibicuí-Mirim River to form the Ibicuí.
See also
*List of rivers of Rio Grande do Sul
List of rivers in Rio Grande do Sul (Brazilian State).
The list ...
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Icamaquã River
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Do Meio River
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Piratini River
The River Piratini (Rio Piratini) is a Brazilian river in the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul. Until 1864 it marked, for most of its course, the accepted frontier between Uruguay and Brazil.
The river rises at the watershed between the R� ...
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Piraju River
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Ijuí River
The Ijuí River (Portuguese, Rio Ijuí) () is a river of Rio Grande do Sul state in southern Brazil. It is a tributary of the Uruguay River.
The name ''Ijuí'' (the earlier spelling ''Ijuhy'' is to be found in older documents and maps), like many ...
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Ijuizinho River
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Conceição River
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Caxambu River
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Fiúza River
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Comandaí River
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Amandaú River
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Santo Cristo River
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Santa Rosa River
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Buricá River
The Buricá River is a river of Rio Grande do Sul state in southern Brazil.
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 r ...
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Caá-Iari River
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Turvo River
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Guarita River
The Guarita River is a river of Rio Grande do Sul
Rio Grande do Sul (, , ; "Great River of the South") is a Federative units of Brazil, state in the South Region, Brazil, southern region of Brazil. It is the Federative_units_of_Brazil#List, fif ...
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Ogarantim River (Fortaleza River)
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Da Várzea River
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Lajeado Grande River
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Passo Fundo River
The Passo Fundo River (Portuguese, ''Rio Passo Fundo'') is a river of Rio Grande do Sul state in southern Brazil. It is a tributary of the Uruguay River.
See also
* List of rivers of Rio Grande do Sul
* Tributaries of the Río de la Plata
A tr ...
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Erechim River
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Douradinho River
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Palomas River
The Palomas River is a river of Rio Grande do Sul
Rio Grande do Sul (, , ; "Great River of the South") is a Federative units of Brazil, state in the South Region, Brazil, southern region of Brazil. It is the Federative_units_of_Brazil#List, fif ...
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Azul River
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Dourado River
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Lambedor River
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Suzana River
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Apuaê River
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Inhandava River
The Inhandava or Inhanduva River, also known as the Forquilha River, is a river of Rio Grande do Sul
Rio Grande do Sul (, , ; "Great River of the South") is a Federative units of Brazil, state in the South Region, Brazil, southern region of Bra ...
(Forquilha River)
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Pelotas River
The Pelotas River (Portuguese, ''Rio Pelotas'') () is a river in southern Brazil, and a tributary of the Uruguay River.
The river originates in the Serra Geral at Alto do Bispo and flows northeast for before meeting the Canoas River, forming t ...
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Bernardo José River
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Suçuarana River
The Suçuarana River is a river of Rio Grande do Sul
Rio Grande do Sul (, , ; "Great River of the South") is a Federative units of Brazil, state in the South Region, Brazil, southern region of Brazil. It is the Federative_units_of_Brazil#List, ...
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Socorro River
The Socorro River is a river of Rio Grande do Sul state in southern Brazil.
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 r ...
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Dos Touros River
The Dos Touros River is a river of Rio Grande do Sul state in southern Brazil. ''Astyanax taurorum'' is a species of fish found in the river.
See also
*List of rivers of Rio Grande do Sul
List of rivers in Rio Grande do Sul (Brazilian State).
T ...
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Cerquinha River
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Amandaú River
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Das Antas River
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Apuaê River
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Azul River
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Bernardo José River
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Boucaraí River
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Buricá River
The Buricá River is a river of Rio Grande do Sul state in southern Brazil.
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 r ...
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Caá-Iari River
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Cacequi River
The Cacequi River is a river of Rio Grande do Sul state in southern Brazil.
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 re ...
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Cadeia River
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Caí River
The Caí River () is a river of Rio Grande do Sul state in southern Brazil. It is a tributary of the Jacuí River, just above the junction with the Guaíba
Guaíba is a city located in the Metropolitan Porto Alegre of Porto Alegre, in the Brazi ...
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Dos Caixões River
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Camaquã River
The Camaquã River () is a river of Rio Grande do Sul state in southern Brazil.
The delta of the river, where it empties into the Lagoa dos Patos, is protected by the Camaquã State Park
The Camaquã State Park pt, Parque Estadual do Camaquã ...
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Camisas River
The Camisas River is a river of Rio Grande do Sul state in southern Brazil.
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 ...
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Canastra River
The Canastra River is a river of Rio Grande do Sul
Rio Grande do Sul (, , ; "Great River of the South") is a Federative units of Brazil, state in the South Region, Brazil, southern region of Brazil. It is the Federative_units_of_Brazil#List, fi ...
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Carreiro River
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Cati River
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Caxambu River
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Cerquinha River
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Arroio Chuí
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Comandaí River
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Conceição River
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Douradinho River
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Dourado River
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Erechim River
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Fiúza River
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Forqueta River
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Forquetinha River
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Forromeco River
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Lajeado Grande River
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Gravataí River
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Guaíba River
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Guaporé River
Guaporé River ( pt, Rio Guaporé, es, Río Iténez) is a river in western Brazil and northeastern Bolivia. It is long; of the river forms the border between Brazil and Bolivia.
The Guaporé River is part of the Madeira River basin, which even ...
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Guarita River
The Guarita River is a river of Rio Grande do Sul
Rio Grande do Sul (, , ; "Great River of the South") is a Federative units of Brazil, state in the South Region, Brazil, southern region of Brazil. It is the Federative_units_of_Brazil#List, fif ...
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Humaitã River
The Humaitã River, also known as the Turvo River, is a river of Rio Grande do Sul state in southern Brazil. It is a tributary of the Da Prata River.
See also
*List of rivers of Rio Grande do Sul
List of rivers in Rio Grande do Sul (Brazilian S ...
(Turvo River)
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Ibicuí da Armada River
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Ibicuí da Cruz River
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Ibicuí River
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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.
See also
*List of rivers of Rio Grande do Sul
List of rivers in Rio Grande do ...
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Ibirapuitã Chico River
The Ibirapuitã Chico River is a river of Rio Grande do Sul
Rio Grande do Sul (, , ; "Great River of the South") is a Federative units of Brazil, state in the South Region, Brazil, southern region of Brazil. It is the Federative_units_of_Brazil ...
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Ibirapuitã River
The Ibirapuitã River is a river of Rio Grande do Sul state in southern Brazil.
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, wit ...
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Ibirubá River
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Icamaquã River
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Ijuí River
The Ijuí River (Portuguese, Rio Ijuí) () is a river of Rio Grande do Sul state in southern Brazil. It is a tributary of the Uruguay River.
The name ''Ijuí'' (the earlier spelling ''Ijuhy'' is to be found in older documents and maps), like many ...
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Ijuizinho River
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Inhandava River
The Inhandava or Inhanduva River, also known as the Forquilha River, is a river of Rio Grande do Sul
Rio Grande do Sul (, , ; "Great River of the South") is a Federative units of Brazil, state in the South Region, Brazil, southern region of Bra ...
(Forquilha River)
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Itu River
The Itu River ( Portuguese, Rio Itu) is a river of Rio Grande do Sul state in southern Brazil. It is a tributary of the Ibicuí River, which in turn is a tributary of the Uruguay River.
See also
*List of rivers of Rio Grande do Sul
List of riv ...
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Ituim River
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Ivaí River
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Jacuí River
The Jacuí River () is a river in Rio Grande do Sul state of southern Brazil. The Jacuí empties into the Guaíba River, an estuarine arm of the Lagoa dos Patos, a large coastal lagoon connected to the Atlantic Ocean.
Sources
The Jacuí Rive ...
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Jacuí-Mirim River
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Jacuizinho River
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Jaguarão River
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Jaguari River
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Jaguari River
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Jaguarizinho River
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Lambedor River
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Mampituba River
The Mampituba River is a river forming part of the boundary between Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul states in southeastern Brazil.
See also
*List of rivers of Santa Catarina
*List of rivers of Rio Grande do Sul
References
Mapfrom Ministry ...
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Maquiné River
The Maquiné River is a river of Rio Grande do Sul state in southern Brazil.
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 r ...
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Maratá River
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Do Meio River
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Río Negro
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Ogarantim River (Fortaleza River)
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Do Ouro River
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Palomas River
The Palomas River is a river of Rio Grande do Sul
Rio Grande do Sul (, , ; "Great River of the South") is a Federative units of Brazil, state in the South Region, Brazil, southern region of Brazil. It is the Federative_units_of_Brazil#List, fif ...
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Paranhana River
The Paranhana River is a river of Rio Grande do Sul state in southern Brazil.
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, wit ...
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Pardo River
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Passo Fundo River
The Passo Fundo River (Portuguese, ''Rio Passo Fundo'') is a river of Rio Grande do Sul state in southern Brazil. It is a tributary of the Uruguay River.
See also
* List of rivers of Rio Grande do Sul
* Tributaries of the Río de la Plata
A tr ...
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Pelotas River
The Pelotas River (Portuguese, ''Rio Pelotas'') () is a river in southern Brazil, and a tributary of the Uruguay River.
The river originates in the Serra Geral at Alto do Bispo and flows northeast for before meeting the Canoas River, forming t ...
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Arroio Pelotas
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Piaí River
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Pinhal River
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Piraçupiá River (Santa Rita River)
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Piraju River
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Piratini River
The River Piratini (Rio Piratini) is a Brazilian river in the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul. Until 1864 it marked, for most of its course, the accepted frontier between Uruguay and Brazil.
The river rises at the watershed between the R� ...
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Piratini River
The River Piratini (Rio Piratini) is a Brazilian river in the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul. Until 1864 it marked, for most of its course, the accepted frontier between Uruguay and Brazil.
The river rises at the watershed between the R� ...
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Da Prata River
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Quaraí River
Quarai is a Brazilian municipality located near the border with Uruguay on the Rio Quaraí. The population is 22,607 (2020 est.) in an area of 3,147.63 km2, making it one of the largest municipalities in the state. Its elevation is 112 m. It ...
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Quebra-Dentes River
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Rolante River
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Santa Maria River
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Santa Rosa River
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Santo Cristo River
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São Domingos River
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São Gonçalo Channel
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São Lourenço River
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São Sepe River
The São Sepe River is a river of Rio Grande do Sul state in southern Brazil.
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, wit ...
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Dos Sinos River
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Socorro River
The Socorro River is a river of Rio Grande do Sul state in southern Brazil.
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 r ...
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Soturno River
The Soturno River is a river of Rio Grande do Sul state in southern Brazil.
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 re ...
*
Suçuarana River
The Suçuarana River is a river of Rio Grande do Sul
Rio Grande do Sul (, , ; "Great River of the South") is a Federative units of Brazil, state in the South Region, Brazil, southern region of Brazil. It is the Federative_units_of_Brazil#List, ...
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Suzana River
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Tainhas River
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Taquari River
The Taquari River ( pt, Rio Taquari) is a river in the states of Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul in Brazil. It is a left tributary of the Paraguay River. The town of Coxim is situated on the Taquari.
The Taquari River is considered the most d ...
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Taquari-Mirim River
The Taquari-Mirim River is a river of Mato Grosso do Sul state in southwestern Brazil.
See also
*List of rivers of Mato Grosso do Sul
List of rivers in Mato Grosso do Sul ( Brazilian State).
The list is arranged by drainage basin, with respec ...
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Da Telha River
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Tomé River
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Toropi River
The Toropi River is a river of Rio Grande do Sul state in southern Brazil. It merges with the Ibicuí-Mirim River to form the Ibicuí.
See also
*List of rivers of Rio Grande do Sul
List of rivers in Rio Grande do Sul (Brazilian State).
The list ...
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Dos Touros River
The Dos Touros River is a river of Rio Grande do Sul state in southern Brazil. ''Astyanax taurorum'' is a species of fish found in the river.
See also
*List of rivers of Rio Grande do Sul
List of rivers in Rio Grande do Sul (Brazilian State).
T ...
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Tramandaí River
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Três Forquilhas River
The Três Forquilhas River is a river of Rio Grande do Sul state in southern Brazil.
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 sou ...
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Turvo River
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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 ...
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Vacacaí River
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Vacacaí-Mirim River
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Da Várzea River
References
Mapfrom
Ministry of Transport
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