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Goiás
Goiás () is a Brazilian state located in the Center-West region. Goiás borders the Federal District and the states of (from north clockwise) Tocantins, Bahia, Minas Gerais, Mato Grosso do Sul and Mato Grosso. The state capital is Goi ...
, central
Brazil
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: for the longer river of southern Brazil,
Argentina
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and
Paraguay
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, see
Paraná River. The difference between the two is in the diacritic on the final syllable.''
The Paranã River is located in
Goiás
Goiás () is a Brazilian state located in the Center-West region. Goiás borders the Federal District and the states of (from north clockwise) Tocantins, Bahia, Minas Gerais, Mato Grosso do Sul and Mato Grosso. The state capital is Goi ...
and
Tocantins
Tocantins () is one of the 26 states of Brazil. It is the newest state, formed in 1988 and encompassing what had formerly been the northern two-fifths of the state of Goiás. Tocantins covers and had an estimated population of 1,496,880 in 20 ...
states,
Brazil
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. It divides two regions - the Northeast and north-central Goiás. It is formed by tributaries that descend the Serra Geral, the mountains that divide eastern Goiás and Bahia. One of the most important tributaries is the Crixás, which has its source near
Formosa. Farther to the north the Paranã becomes the main tributary of the
Tocantins River
The Tocantins River ( pt, Rio Tocantins, link=no , , Parkatêjê: ''Pyti'' ɨˈti is a river in Brazil, the central fluvial artery of the country. In the Tupi language, its name means " toucan's beak" (''Tukã'' for "toucan" and ''Ti'' for "beak ...
on the right bank. Today it is crossed by a long concrete bridge between the municipalities of
Iaciara and
Nova Roma
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. It forms the valley which makes up a vast region called the
Vão do Paranã Microregion.
See also
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List of rivers of Goiás
List of rivers in Goiás (Brazilian State).
The list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name and ordered from downstream to upstream. All rivers in Goiás drain to the Atlantic Ocean.
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List of rivers of Tocantins
References
Brazilian Ministry of Transport
Rivers of Goiás
Rivers of Tocantins
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