Top 10 largest rivers in Brazil

Brazil, as referred to in the song itself is giant by nature, and this selection are highlighted 10 major rivers in brazil , with extension criteria. Many of these rivers cross different countries besides Brazil.
Brazil has one of the largest, diversified and extensive river networks in the world. The nation has the largest reserve of fresh water, with a large hydro potential; about 13% of all fresh water on the planet is in our territory. The abundance of water in our region is due to the rains, the main characteristic of the prevailing tropical climate in much of Brazil. Check out the top 10:

10.Rio Juruá – 2.410 km

The Juruá crosses as well as Brazil, Peru, and bathes the Acre and Amazonas. Juruá born in Peru and through Acre, flowing into the Solimões river. The highlight is of importance to the region, to serve as a waterway for many communities because there are no roads in much of its course.

 

9.Paraguay River - 2549 km

This extensive river goes beyond Brazil, through Bolivia, Argentina and Paraguay, and rises in the Chapada dos Parecis, Mato Grosso. The Paraguay River is a tributary of the Paraná River, and ranks ninth in the selection of the 10 largest rivers in Brazil. And it defines part of the Brazil-Paraguay border and the Argentina-Paraguay border.

 

8.Japurá - 2615 km

Japurá born in southern Colombia and bathes the Amazon in Brazil, flowing into the Solimões river; We are still left bank tributary of the Solimoes river. The mouth of the Japura is in delta, with 8 branches, and Colombia is the name of Caquetá river.

 

7.Rio Araguaia – 2.627 km

This river bathes Goiás, Mato Grosso do Sul, Tocantins, Mato Grosso and Pará. Araguaia born in highlands that divide Goiás and Mato Grosso do Sul, and the source is located in the Serra do Caiapó near the Emas National Park, Miners, Goiás; and the Araguaia is seventh in this selection of the 10 largest rivers in the country.

 

6.Rio Tocantins – 2.699 km

 

Tocantins born in Goiás, and goes through Maranhão, Pará and Tocantins, with mouth in Golfão Amazon, with proximity to Bethlehem. After the river union of souls, river Maranhao and river Parana, between cities Paranã and São Salvador do Tocantins, the river it becomes definitively, with Tocantins river name.
by the time of the floods, the Tocantins waterway passage comes down around 2000 km, between Bethlehem and Lajeado. This river is the sixth among the 10 largest rivers in Brazil.

 

5.Rio São Francisco - 3180 km

This river is considered one of the most important waterways in the country and South America. According to studies, the actual geographical and spring is in Medeiros, Minas Gerais.
The San Francisco through Bahia, holding its currency to the north with Pernambuco, and is the natural border of Sergipe and Alagoas, emptying into the Atlantic Ocean. The indigenous name designating San Francisco is Opará, and loving way is also called Old Chico.
The length of the river can be changed after the completion of the transposition of the waters for irrigation and semiarid northeast region of Brazil. There are over 700 km of concrete channels that cost R $ 8.5 billion to the coffers of the federal government.

 

4.Rio Purus - 3.218 km

The Purus also crosses Peru and is located in Acre, in the Amazon region of Brazil. It is very winding river, white water and stunning natural beauty. Purus is the last great right bank tributary of the Solimoes.
And come under great anthropic exploitation, logging, family farming, hunting and fishing, the high species richness and productivity giant.

 

3.Rio Madeira-Mamoré – 3.315 km

This river runs through Bolivia, besides Brazil, and ranks third among the 10 largest rivers in the country. The Madeira-Mamore born called Beni River in the Andes; then descends the mountain ranges, to the north, and receives the Mamoré-Guaporé River, it has transformed into the Madeira River. This river plains mark the boundary between Brazil and Bolivia.

 

2.Rio Paraná – 3.942 km

The Parana River, in addition to Brazil, through Paraguay, Uruguay and Argentina. Born at the confluence of two important Brazilian rivers, the Rio Grande and Paranaiba, between São Paulo, Minas Gerais and Mato Grosso do Sul. There is controversy regarding the origin of the Paraná river, is the continuation of the Paranaiba and the Rio Grande.

 

1.Rio Amazonas – 6.937 km

The Amazon River is a leader in this selection of the 10 largest rivers in Brazil, and also through Colombia and Peru. It is located in South America, and is the second longest river in the world, with more than 1,000 tributaries.
The source of the river is the source of the Apurímac River in southern Peru, emptying into the Atlantic Ocean with the Tocantins River in Delta Amazonas, northern Brazil. At its course, the Amazon in Peru receives several names Ucayali and Lloqueta.