Paracatu River
The Paracatu River is located mainly in the state of Minas Gerais in Brazil. It is the longest tributary of the São Francisco, draining a basin of about 45,000 km2, including 21 municipalities and the Federal District.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Mila bráz, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Minas Gerais & Goiás, Brazil
- Also known as: “Rio Paracatu”
Paracatu River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Minas Gerais, Southeast, Brazil, South America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Welsh—“Paracatu River” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Paracatu”
- Cebuano: “Rio Paracatu”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر پاراكاتو”
- French: “Rio Paracatu”
- Irish: “Abhainn Paracatu”
- Lithuanian: “Parakatu”
- Portuguese: “Rio paracatu”
- Portuguese: “Rio Paracatu”
- Spanish: “Rio Paracatu”
- Spanish: “Río Paracatu”
- Spanish: “Río Paracatú”
- Swedish: “Rio Paracatu”
- Welsh: “Afon Paracatu”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Lagoa Grande and Lagoa do Paracatu.
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Paracatu River”. Photo: Mila bráz, CC BY-SA 4.0.