Guaíba
Guaíba is a major water body in Rio Grande do Sul, the southernmost state of Brazil. It is commonly referred to either as a "river" or as a "lake". The Jacuí River, the Sinos River, the Gravataí River and the Caí River empty into Guaíba from the north, which in its turn empties into the Lagoa dos Patos, the largest lagoon in South America further down south.- Type: Lake
- Description: water body in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
- Also known as: “Guaiba Lake”, “Guaíba river”, “Lago Guaíba”, “Lake Guaiba”, “Lake Guaíba”, and “Rio Guaiba”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Belém Novo.
Belém Novo
Suburb
Photo: Amanari, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Belém Novo is a neighbourhood in the city of Porto Alegre, the state capital of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. It was created by Law 6893 from September 12, 1991. Located on the bank of Guaíba Lake, Belém Novo is considered part of the rural zone of the city. Belém Novo is situated 8 km north of Guaíba.
Guaíba
- Categories: estuary, watercourse, body of water, and river
- Location: Rio Grande do Sul, South, Brazil, South America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“Guaíba” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “بحيرة غوايبا”
- Arabic: “بحيرة غويبا”
- Cebuano: “Rio Guaíba”
- Chinese: “瓜伊巴湖”
- Egyptian Arabic: “بحيرة جويبا”
- Esperanto: “Guaíba (akvokorpo)”
- Esperanto: “Guaíba”
- French: “Lac Guaíba”
- French: “Rio Guaiba”
- French: “rio Guaíba”
- French: “Rio Guaíba”
- German: “Rio Guaíba”
- Hungarian: “Guaíba-tó”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Guaíba”
- Norwegian: “Guaíba”
- Portuguese: “Guaíba”
- Portuguese: “lago Guaíba”
- Portuguese: “rio Guaíba”
- Portuguese: “Rio Guaíba”
- Russian: “Гуаиба (водоём)”
- Russian: “Гуаиба”
- Spanish: “Lago Guaiba”
- Spanish: “Lago Guaíba”
- Spanish: “Rio Guaiba”
- Spanish: “Rio Guaíba”
- Spanish: “Río Guaiba”
- Spanish: “Río Guaíba”
- Swedish: “Rio Guaíba”
- Welsh: “Afon Guaíba”
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Localities in the Area
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