The Azuis River is a
river
A river is a natural stream of fresh water that flows on land or inside Subterranean river, caves towards another body of water at a lower elevation, such as an ocean, lake, or another river. A river may run dry before reaching the end of ...
located
Aurora do Tocantins
Aurora do Tocantins is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Tocantins. Its population is 3,783 (2020) and its area is 753 km².IBGE
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in the state of
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 2014 ...
in
Brazil
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. With an extension of only , the Azuis River is considered as the shortest river in
Brazil
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and
Latin America
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and the third shortest river in the world, according to the
Guinness World Records
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.
See also
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List of rivers of Tocantins
List of rivers in Tocantins ( 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. The Tocantins state is located entirely within t ...
References
Rivers of Tocantins
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