Ijuí River

Ijuí River
Basin
Main source Rio Grande do Sul state
River mouth Uruguay River
Countries Brazil

The Ijuí River (Portuguese, Rio Ijuí[1]) (Portuguese pronunciation: [hiw iÊ’uˈi]) is a river of Rio Grande do Sul state in southern Brazil. It is a tributary of the Uruguay River.

The name Ijuí (the earlier spelling Ijuhy is to be found in older documents and maps), like many geographical names and names of topographical features in Brazil, originated from the Guarani language.

See also

Coordinates: 27°58′3″S 55°20′1″W / 27.96750°S 55.33361°W / -27.96750; -55.33361[2]

References

  1. ↑ Rio Ijuí at GEOnet Names Server
  2. ↑ GNS coordinates adjusted using Google Maps, and GeoLocator


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