Mojiguaçu River
| Mojiguaçu River | |
|---|---|
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| Location | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | São Paulo state |
| Mouth | |
• location | Rio Pardo |
• coordinates | 20°53′16″S 48°10′39″W / 20.88778°S 48.17750°W[1] |
| Length | 473 km (294 mi) |
| Basin size | 14,463 km2 (5,584 sq mi) |
The Mojiguaçu River (Portuguese, Rio Mojiguaçu[2]) or Moji-Guaçu River or Mogi-Guaçu River is a river of the southeastern Brazil. Mojiguaçu River originates in Bom Repouso, placed in the Mantiqueira Mountains, in the state of Minas Gerais and flows to northwest, crossing many municipalities of the state of São Paulo draining into the Pardo River, being a tributary of this river, which is a tributary of the Grande River.
The name "Mojiguaçu" comes from the Tupi language, meaning "big river that snakes".
In Pirassununga, in Cachoeira de Emas district, there is a touristic point around the river, with some restaurants specialised in fisheries, a museum and an old bridge over the river. In addition, in this district there are two important institutions of research and studies about fish conservation and aquaculture.
In Porto Ferreira the river forms the southern boundary of the Porto Ferreira State Park, created in 1987.[3]
Notes
[edit]- ^ GNS coordinates adjusted using Google Maps and GeoLocator
- ^ Rio Mojiguaçu at GEOnet Names Server
- ^ Parque Estadual Porto Ferreira completa 50 anos (in Portuguese), Fundação Florestal, 21 November 2012, retrieved 2017-01-22
References
[edit]- "Mapa Rodoviário São Paulo (Roadmap of São Paulo)" (PDF). Brazilian Ministry of Transport. 2002.
- Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993.
