Piranhas River

The Piranhas River, also known as the Açu River, is a river of northeastern . It originates in southeastern state, near the border with , and flows north-northeast through Paraíba and states to empty into the Atlantic Ocean near Macau.
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  • Stream
  • …lies at an elevation of 3 metres (10 feet)
  • Description: river in Rio Grande do Norte state, Brazil
  • Also known as
    “Rio Assú”
    “Rio Piranha”
    “Rio Piranhas”
    “Rio Piranhas-Açu”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Macau.

Town
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is a municipality in the state of in the of Brazil. is situated 10 km northeast of Piranhas River.

Piranhas River

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Latitude
-5.1646° or 5° 9′ 53″ south
Longitude
-36.70458° or 36° 42′ 17″ west
Open location code
6965R7PW+55
Geo­Names ID
3391954
Wiki­data ID
Q975231

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Piranhas River” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Ríu Piranhas”
  • Azerbaijani: “Piranyas çayı”
  • Catalan: “Piranhas-Açu”
  • Cebuano: “Rio Piranhas”
  • Chinese: “皮拉尼亞斯河”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “نهر پيرانهاس”
  • Esperanto: “Rivero Piranjo”
  • French: “rio Piranhas”
  • French: “Rio Piranhas”
  • German: “Fluss Piranhas-Açu”
  • Irish: “Abhainn Piranhas”
  • Lithuanian: “Piranjasas”
  • Portuguese: “Rio Açu”
  • Portuguese: “Rio açú”
  • Portuguese: “Rio Assu”
  • Portuguese: “Rio Piranhas-Açu”
  • Portuguese: “Rio Piranhas–Açu”
  • Portuguese: “Rio Piranhas”
  • Russian: “Асу”
  • Russian: “Пираньяс-Асу”
  • Russian: “Пираньяс”
  • Spanish: “Río Piranhas”
  • Swedish: “Rio Piranhas”
  • Welsh: “Afon Piranhas”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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Rio Grande do Norte: Highlights

Notable places include Natal and Mossoró.

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