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Saturday, April 20, 2013

São Francisco River

               São Francisco River (Rio São Francisco) is a river in Brazil. With a length of 2,914 kilometres (1,811 mi), it is the longest river that runs entirely in Brazilian territory, and the fourth longest in South America after the Amazon, the Paraná and the Madeira. The São Francisco originates in Serra da Canastra mountain range in the central-western part of the state of Minas Gerais. 
               The main tributaries are: Paraopeba River, Abaeté River, Das Velhas River, Jequitaí River, Paracatu River, Urucuia River, Verde Grande River, Carinhanha River, Corrente River, Grande River. Is flowing through Pirapora, São Francisco, Januária, Bom Jesus da Lapa, Petrolina, Juazeiro, and Paulo Afonso. 

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