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The Pará River ( Portuguese: Rio Pará ), also called Parauaú River, Jacaré Grande River, Marajó River Channel, Macacos River Channel, Santa Maria River Channel and Bocas Bay, is a watercourse and immense estuarine complex that functions as a canal between the rivers Amazon ( Amazon delta ), Tocantins, Campina Grande (or Portel Bay) and ...
Water privatization in Brazil has been initiated in 1996. In 2008 private companies provided 7 million Brazilians - 4% of the urban population - in 10 of the country's 26 states with drinking water. The private sector holds 65 concession contracts in the states of São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Espírito Santo, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul ...
Pará is the most populous state of the North Region, with a population of over 8.6 million, being the ninth-most populous state in Brazil. It is the second-largest state of Brazil in area, at 1.2 million square kilometres (460,000 sq mi), second only to Amazonas upriver. Its most famous icons are the Amazon River and the Amazon Rainforest.
Paraíba do Sul. / -21.62; -41.01. The Paraíba do Sul ( Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈʁiu pɐɾɐˈibɐ du ˈsuw] ), or simply termed Paraíba, is a river in southeast Brazil. It flows 1,137 km (706 mi) [1] west to northeast from its farthest source at the source of the river Paraitinga to the sea near Campos dos Goytacazes.
The founding of Para de Minas is closely associated with the locomotion of pathfinders and adventurers of the Brazilian Gold Rush seeking gold and precious stones in its surrounding areas in the 1690s. Many 18th century Brazilian Gold seekers, from the present-day São Paulo state region, established settlements near Pitangui, a nearby town in ...
Aiuruoca River. Ajarani River. Alalaú River. Alambari River (Tietê River) Alambari River (Turvo River) Alcântara River. Alcobaça River (Brazil) Da Aldeia River. Aldeia Velha River.
Carioca Aqueduct. / 22.9125944°S 43.1798500°W / -22.9125944; -43.1798500. The Carioca Aqueduct ( Portuguese: Aqueduto da Carioca ), also known as Arcos da Lapa, is an aqueduct in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The aqueduct was built in the middle of the 18th century to bring fresh water from the Carioca River to the population of ...
View of the lagoon from Christ the Redeemer. Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon (Portuguese: Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas) is a lagoon in the district of Lagoa in the Zona Sul (South Zone) area of Rio de Janeiro. The lagoon is connected to the Atlantic Ocean, allowing sea water to enter by a canal along the edge of a park locally known as Jardim de Alah.