Ribeirão do Carrapato

Ribeirão do Carrapato is an intermittent stream in Minas Gerais, Southeast.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vazante.

Vazante

Town

Photo: Camillovs, Public domain.

Vazante is a municipality in the north of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. Its population in 2020 was 20,642 inhabitants in a total area of 1,903 km2. It is a large producer of cattle and with a significant zinc mining industry. Vazante is situated 8 km north of Ribeirão do Carrapato.

Ribeirão do Carrapato

Type: Intermittent stream
Also known as: “Ribeirao do Carrapato” and “Rio Carrapato”
Category: body of water
Location: Minas Gerais, Southeast, Brazil, South America
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Latitude

-18.05559° or 18° 3′ 20″ south

Longitude

-46.91838° or 46° 55′ 6″ west

Elevation

609 metres (1,998 feet)

Open location code

58HMW3VJ+QJ

GeoNames ID

3466862

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