Ibicuí River

Ibicuí River

The Ibicuí River ("Ibicuí" means ground of sand in the Tupi-Guarani language) is a river in Rio Grande do Sul state of southern Brazil. The Ibicuí is 290 km in length, and is the main tributary of the Uruguay River. It is formed by the confluence of the Ibicuí-Mirim River and Santa Maria River at the city of Cacequi. The Ibicuí divides the cities of Uruguaiana and Itaqui.

External links

* [http://www.ambientebrasil.com.br/estadual/hidrografia/hrs.html Hidrografic Map of the State of Rio Grande do Sul]
* [http://fotolog.terra.com.br/Itaqui:63/ Bridge over Ibicuí River, constructed by the English in 1888]
* [http://encarta.msn.com/map_701606084/Rio_Ibicui.html Encarta map]
* [http://www.transportes.gov.br/bit/hidro/grioibic.htm Informations about Ibicuí River]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Ibicuí — geographical name river S Brazil in Rio Grande do Sul flowing W into Uruguay River …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Itaqui — Infobox City official name = Itaqui other name = native name = nickname = The Portal of Rio Grande motto = imagesize = 250 px image caption = A view of the Uruguay river from Itaqui flag size = 80 px image |seal size = image shield = Blazon of… …   Wikipedia

  • Río de la Plata — This page is about the South American estuary. For the river in Puerto Rico, see Rio de la Plata (Puerto Rico). For other uses, see Río de la Plata (disambiguation). Coordinates: 35°40′S 55°47′W /  …   Wikipedia

  • Uruguaiana — Infobox City official name = Uruguaiana nickname = motto = website = [http://www.uruguaiana.rs.gov.br Prefeitura de Uruguaiana] image map caption = Location in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil subdivision type = Country subdivision type1 = Region… …   Wikipedia

  • Killi — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Porophyllum ruderale. Nom vernaculaire ou nom normalisé ambigu : Le terme « Killi » s applique en français à plusieurs taxons distincts …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Plata, Río de la — Estuary of the Paraná and Uruguay rivers, between Uruguay and Argentina. It is about 170 mi (275 km) long, with a maximum width at its mouth of about 140 mi (220 km); at Montevideo it is about 60 mi (97 km) wide but narrows gradually to the… …   Universalium

  • Rio Grande do Sul — Infobox Brazilian State name = State of Rio Grande do Sul motto = anthem = capital = Porto Alegre latd= |latm= |latNS= |longd= |longm= |longEW= largest city = Porto Alegre demonym = Gaúcho or Sul rio grandense leader name1 = Yeda Crusius leader… …   Wikipedia

  • Campos Novos — Infobox City official name = Campos Novos, SC nickname = Granary of Santa Catarina motto = imagesize = 250px image caption = image mapsize = 250px map caption = Location of Campos Novos subdivision type = Country subdivision type1 = Region… …   Wikipedia

  • Climate of Brazil — Subtropical highland climate in Campos do Jordão. Trop …   Wikipedia

  • Correntina — is a town in the state of Bahia in Brazil, 500 km from Brasilia and 980 km from Salvador. History Correntina was first mentioned in the dispatches of the Entradistas and Bandereirantes who visited the city in 1700 and 1790. The Decree… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”