São Francisco River
river in Minas Gerais, Bahia, Pernambuco, Sergipe & Alagoas, Brazil
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São Francisco River is a river. It is located in Minas Gerais.
It is in Brazil. It is on the continent of South America..
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Minas Gerais[3], Pernambuco[4], Alagoas[5], Sergipe[6], Bahia[7]
- Country: Brazil[8]
- Continent: South America[9]
- Basin country: Brazil[10]
- Commons category: Rio São Francisco[11]
- Mouth of the watercourse: Atlantic Ocean[12]
- Lake on watercourse: Três Marias Reservoir[13], Sobradinho Reservoir[14]
- Has part(s): Paulo Afonso Falls[15]
- Origin of the watercourse: Serra da Canastra National Park[16], headwaters of São Francisco River[17]
- Topic's main category: Category:Rio São Francisco[18]
- Tributary: Abaeté River[19], Moxotó River[20], Das Velhas River[21], Pajeú River[22], Ipanema River[23], Carinhanha River[24], Corrente River[25], Grande River[26], Jacaré River[27], Paracatu River[28], Paramirim River[29], Verde Grande River[30], Ribeirão dos Araras[31], Pacuí River[32]
- Category for the water basin: Q8956568[33]
- Described by source: The Nuttall Encyclopædia[34], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[35], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[36], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 10[37], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[38]
- Nickname: Velho Chico[39]
- Length: 2814 km[40]
- Watershed area: 641,000 km²[41]
- Discharge: 2.943 cubic metre per second[42]
- Drainage basin: São Francisco River basin[43]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[44]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for São Francisco River include Sao Francisco craton[45], a craton[46], in Brazil[47].
Why It Matters
São Francisco River has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] It is known by 50 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]
Entities named for it include Sao Francisco craton[45], a craton[46], in Brazil[47].