Paracatu River
Template:Onesource Template:Main otherScript error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Template:Main other The Paracatu River (Template:Langx) is located mainly in the state of Minas Gerais in Brazil. It is the longest tributary of the São Francisco, draining a basin of about 45,000 km2, including 21 municipalities and the Federal District. The basin is almost completely located in the state of Minas Gerais (19 municipalities), including only three municipalities in the state of Goiás.
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Etymology
"Paracatu" comes from the Tupi language. Originally parakatu the name comes from a junction of the words para, meaning "river" and katu meaning "good" or "clean".[1]
References
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