Paraíba do Sul

The Paraíba do Sul, or simply Paraíba, is a river in southeast Brazil. It flows 1,137 km west to northeast from its farthest source at the source of the river Paraitinga to the sea near .
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  • Type: Stream
  • Description: river in São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro e Minas Gerais, Brazil
  • Also known as: “Paraiba do Sul”, “Paraíba do Sul (rivero)”, “Paraíba do Sul River”, “Paraíba River”, “Rio Parahyba”, “Rio Parahyba do Sul”, “Rio Paraiba”, “Rio Paraíba”, “Río Paraíba”, “Rio Paraiba del Sur”, “Rio Paraíba del Sur”, “Río Paraíba del Sur”, “Rio Paraiba do Sul”, and “باريبا دو سول”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include São João da Barra.

Town
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The North region of the state of , while… is situated 4½ km southwest of Paraíba do Sul.

Paraíba do Sul

Latitude
-21.60928° or 21° 36′ 33″ south
Longitude
-41.01779° or 41° 1′ 4″ west
Elevation
1 metre (3 feet)
Open location code
58CW9XRJ+7V
Geo­Names ID
3455140
Wiki­data ID
Q1807293
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Paraíba do Sul” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “نهر بارايبا دو سول”
  • Armenian: “Պարաիբա”
  • Asturian: “Ríu Paraíba do Sul”
  • Azerbaijani: “Paraiba-du-Sul çayı”
  • Belarusian: “Параіба-ду-Сул”
  • Bishnupriya: “পারাইবা ডো সুল”
  • Bulgarian: “Параиба до Сул”
  • Catalan: “Paraíba do Sul”
  • Cebuano: “Rio Paraíba do Sul”
  • Chinese: “南帕拉伊巴河”
  • Chuvash: “Параиба-ду-Сул”
  • Czech: “Paraíba do Sul”
  • Dutch: “Paraíba do Sul”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “نهر بارايبا دو سول”
  • Esperanto: “Paraibao”
  • French: “rio Paraíba do Sul”
  • French: “Rio Paraíba do Sul”
  • Galician: “Río Paraíba do Sul”
  • German: “Rio Paraíba do Sul”
  • Hebrew: “פאראיבה דו סול”
  • Ido: “Fluvio Paraíba do Sul”
  • Japanese: “パライーバ・ド・スル川”
  • Latin: “Parahyba Australis”
  • Lithuanian: “Pietų Paraiba”
  • Malagasy: “Rio Paraíba do Sul”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Paraíba do Sul”
  • Norwegian: “Paraíba do Sul”
  • Portuguese: “Rio Paraíba do Sul”
  • Russian: “Параиба-ду-Сул”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Paraíba do Sul”
  • Spanish: “Río Paraíba do Sul”
  • Swedish: “Rio Paraíba do Sul”
  • Thai: “แม่น้ำปาราอีบาดูซูล”
  • Turkish: “Güney Paraíba Nehri”
  • Ukrainian: “Параїба-ду-Сул”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Convivência and Atafona.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Ilha da Convivência and Barra do Rio Paraíba do Sul.

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