The Quaraí or Cuareim River (
Portuguese Rio Quaraí,
Spanish
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Río Cuareim
) is a
tributary
A tributary, or an ''affluent'', is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream (''main stem'' or ''"parent"''), river, or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries, and the main stem river into which they ...
of the
Uruguay River
The Uruguay River ( ; ) 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 Mesopotamia from the other two countr ...
.
Location
The river rises in the
Coxilha de Santana (Spanish ''Cuchilla de Santa Ana''), an area of low-lying hills, and runs westward to join the Uruguay River. It forms the boundary between
Uruguay
Uruguay, officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast, while bordering the Río de la Plata to the south and the A ...
on the south and
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, fifth-most populous state and the List of Brazilian s ...
state of
Brazil
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on the north.
Border dispute
There is a long-standing and unresolved border dispute between
Uruguay
Uruguay, officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast, while bordering the Río de la Plata to the south and the A ...
and
Brazil
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along part of Quaraí River. However, this is not seen as a politically disturbing issue between the two countries, which have close and friendly diplomatic relations and strong economic ties. So far, the disputed areas have been effectively under Brazilian control.
See also
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List of rivers of Uruguay
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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 ...
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Brazilian Island
Brazilian Island (; in Standard ; in Portuñol/Portunhol: ''Isla Brasilera'') is a small uninhabited river island at the confluence of the Uruguay River and the Quaraí (Cuareim) River, between the borders of Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay, w ...
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Masoller#Uruguayan-Brazilian border dispute
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Geography of Uruguay#Topography and hydrography
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1851 Boundary Treaty (Brazil–Uruguay)
The 1851 Boundary Treaty established between Brazil and Uruguay as a result of the Uruguayan Civil War and conflicts with Brazil and Argentina; the result of the treaty was a step towards the acceptance of Uruguay's independence from neighboring ...
References
Rivers of Rio Grande do Sul
Rivers of Uruguay
Brazil–Uruguay border
Territorial disputes of Brazil
Territorial disputes of Uruguay
International rivers of South America
Rivers of Artigas Department
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