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35-531: Campina Verde is located at an elevation of 530 meters north of the Rio Grande, a tributary of the Paraná River . It is 70 km. west of federal highway BR-153 (Transbrasiliana). It belongs to the statistical microregion of Frutal . Neighboring municipalities are: Distances The most important economic activities are cattle raising, commerce, light industry, food processing, and agriculture. The GDP in 2005

70-632: A district of the municipality of Prata with the name Campina Verde. In 1938 it got its municipal emancipation and included the districts of Iturama and São Francisco de Sales . In 1948 Iturama was separated, being followed by São Francisco de Sales in 1962. 19°32′S 49°29′W  /  19.533°S 49.483°W  / -19.533; -49.483 Paran%C3%A1 River (Period: 1971–2000)667 km /a (21,100 m /s) The Paraná River ( Portuguese : Rio Paraná [ˈʁi.u paɾaˈna] ; Spanish: Río Paraná [ˈri.o paɾaˈna] ; Guarani : Ysyry Parana )

105-427: A joint project between Paraguay and Argentina. The massive reservoir formed by the project has been the source of a number of problems for people living along the river, most notably the poorer merchants and residents in the low-lying areas of Encarnación, a major city on the southern border of Paraguay. River levels rose dramatically upon completion of the dam, flooding out large sections of the city's lower areas. From

140-455: A ratio of one in three. There were 2,223 automobiles in all of the municipality, about one for every 8 inhabitants. Campina Verde is an important agricultural producer and a large producer of meat and dairy products. There were 354,000 head of cattle in 2006, of which 55,000 head were dairy cows. The crops with a planted area of more than 100 hectares were: In the health sector there were 09 health clinics and 01 hospital with 29 beds. In

175-523: A relatively wide bed, cultivated for 20% to 50% of the area and at km 400 starts to run on the well known extensive basalt plate of the Paraná River. From the reservoir of the waterfall Dourada up to the unison with the Grande river, with 330 km length. Between km 199 and 330 there is a slope of 33 cm/km. At the limit of this stretch, using the readily available energy, a hydroelectric power station "of

210-603: A series of seven cascades. This natural feature was said to rival the world-famous Iguazu Falls to the south. The falls were flooded, however, by the construction of the Itaipu Dam , which began operating in 1984. For approximately the next 200 km (120 mi), the Paraná flows southward and forms a natural boundary between Paraguay and Brazil until the confluence with the Iguazu River . Further upstream from this confluence, however,

245-667: Is a river in south-central South America, running through Brazil, Paraguay, and Argentina for some 4,880 kilometres (3,030 mi). Among South American rivers, it is second in length only to the Amazon River . It merges with the Paraguay River and then farther downstream with the Uruguay River to form the Río de la Plata and empties into the Atlantic Ocean. The first European to go up

280-401: Is also a border point between three states: São Paulo, Minas Gerais and Mato Grosso do Sul. The Paranaíba river is famous for the rich diamond deposits of her tributaries and her huge hydroelectric potential. The Paranaíba may best be studied in three separate parts, the high-, the middle- and the lower Paranaiba. NB: of each segment the start km-point (and counting down) beginning with 1,070,

315-572: The Barragem de Emborcação , Barragem Itumbiara and Barragem de São Simão . Cachoeira Dourada near Itumbiara is one of the most important hydroelectric power stations in Brazil, providing energy to Goiânia and Brasília. The Paranaíba is navigable only in the artificial lake of Ilha Solteira with an extension of 180 km as far as the dam of São Simão. Because of the great pressure to use its resources it shows serious environmental problems. In addition to

350-796: The São Francisco River . The length of the river is approximately 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) up to the junction with the Grande River , both of which then form the Paraná River , at the point that marks the borders of the states of São Paulo , Minas Gerais, and Mato Grosso do Sul . The main tributaries of the Paranaíba are the São Marcos, the Corumbá , the Meia Ponte , and the Bois. Major dams on its course are

385-517: The sábalo ) are commercially important, and they are exploited for heavy internal consumption or for export. The Parana River delta ranks as one of the world's greatest bird-watching destinations. Much of the length of the Paraná is navigable , and the river serves as an important waterway linking inland cities in Argentina and Paraguay with the ocean, providing deepwater ports in some of these cities. The construction of enormous hydroelectric dams along

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420-705: The "zones of the triangle" Minas Gerais and Goias. Between km 313 and 575 the Paranaíba receives the water of the following tributaries: On the right bank the Verissimo. And the Corumba river (km 436) and the Santa Maria river. And on the right side the Jordao river, the Araguari river (km 469) and the small river Piedade. This stretch has a slope of 50 cm/km and runs through the cities Itumbiara (km 392) and Anhanguera (km 535), both in

455-476: The Paraná River was the Venetian explorer Sebastian Cabot , in 1526, while working for Spain. A drought hit the river in 2021, causing a 77-year low. In eastern South America there is "an immense number of river names containing the element para- or parana- ", from Guarani language words meaning "river" or "sea"; attempts to derive a more precise meaning for the name of this, the largest of them, e.g. "kin of

490-471: The Rio Paraná forms a massive drainage basin that encompasses much of the southcentral part of South America, essentially including all of Paraguay, much of southern Brazil, northern Argentina, and the southeastern part of Bolivia . If the Uruguay River is counted as a tributary to the Paraná, this watershed extends to cover most of Uruguay as well. The volume of water flowing into the Atlantic Ocean through

525-504: The Río de la Plata roughly equals the volume at the Mississippi River delta . This watershed contains a number of large cities, including São Paulo , Buenos Aires , Rosario , Asunción , Brasília , and La Plata . The Paraná and its tributaries provide a source of income and of daily sustenance for fishermen who live along its banks. Some of the species of fish (such as the surubí and

560-588: The Serra of Barbaça, on the other side of the Serra da Mata da Corda. At a height of km 729, at a bridge, she receives the water of a small river, the Verde river, close to the place Contendas (Goias) and bends under the bridge perpendicularly to the southeast and takes the border between Minas and Goias. Between km 700 and 800 the slope is 50 cm/km, running in a valley of average width, with broken strictures between km 730 and 732 and between km 783 and 790. The terrains along

595-556: The Sun's solar cycle . The course of the Paraná is crossed by the following bridges, beginning upstream: Paranaiba river The Paranaíba River is a Brazilian river whose source lies in the state of Minas Gerais in the Mata da Corda mountains, municipality of Rio Paranaíba, at an altitude of 1,148 meters; on the other face of this mountain chain are the sources of the Abaeté river, tributary of

630-473: The Sâo Simão Channel (Canal de São Simão) located on the lower stretch of the river. It was a narrow gorge cut into the basalt, with 23 kilometers length and 35 meters depth, situated on the boundary of the states of Minas and Goiás. The waters of the river, after dividing into two parallel arms, returned to a common bed, forming a corridor of waterfalls. Today this spectacle no longer exists. The building of

665-513: The basalt, 23 km long and 35 m deep situated on the border of Minas en Goias. In this stretch we find the São Simão Dam , operating with a power of 2.680MW At 3 km higher up from the bridge in Highway BR-31 the Paranaíba, now 3,500 m wide, rushes into a canal 300 m wide that further downstream is narrowed to scarcely 80 m, creating a high turbulence and speed. The river is navigable from

700-468: The city of Diamante, Entre Ríos , it splits into several arms and it forms the Paraná Delta . The main tributaries from the mouth: tributary tributary (km) (km ) (m /s) Tiestos Grandes de las Conchas Garupá Guazú Piray Guazú Piray Mini Guazú Urugua-i Francisco Falço Braço Sul Francisco Verdadeiro Guaçu (Arantes) Period: 1971–2000 Together with its tributaries,

735-538: The confluence with the Paraguay River, the Paraná again turns to the south for another approximately 820 km (510 mi) through Argentina, making a slow turn back to the east near the city of Rosario for the final stretch of less than 500 km (310 mi) before merging with the Uruguay River to form the Río de la Plata . This flows into the Atlantic Ocean . During the part of its course downstream from

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770-410: The dam of the island Solteira over a length of 180 km up to the dam of São Simão. As with the Grande river, there are problems increasing the navigability, such as high falls, rapids etc. In any case it would be very interesting to have navigability into the central region of Brazil, including into the federal capital Brazilia. One of the greatest ecological losses in Brazil was the disappearance of

805-544: The educational sector there were 4 primary schools and 02 middle schools. There was 01 institute of higher learning. The highest ranking municipality in Minas Gerais in 2000 was Poços de Caldas with 0.841, while the lowest was Setubinha with 0.568. Nationally the highest was São Caetano do Sul in São Paulo with 0.919, while the lowest was Setubinha. In more recent statistics (considering 5,507 municipalities) Manari in

840-475: The erosion of its banks caused by sand extraction and cutting down of the original forest growth, practically 100% of the towns that form its basin dump their sewage "in natura", including the capital of Goiânia , which dumps 95% of its sewage, untreated, directly into the Meia Ponte river, which then flows into the Paranaíba. The Paranaíba river is the most important source of the Paraná river, her source lies in

875-478: The length, the slope etc. will be mentioned. From its headwaters at 1,000 km, a length of 370 km, to km 700, runs with a northerly orientation through the whole extent of the region Minas Gerais at an average height of 760 m, with a slope of 25 cm/km, goes through the town Patos of Minas at a height of 770 m, obtains water from a number of small tributaries that descend from the Magalhães-peak and from

910-699: The river are rolling smoothly and are poorly cultivated. From km 700 to the reservoir of the Dourada (km 330, with a length of 370 km). Between km 575 and 700 the Paranaíba receives the following tributaries: At km 661, right bank the São Marcos, at km 633, left bank, the Perdizes river, at km 596, right bank, the Bagagem river. In this segment the river has a slope of 1.2 m/km in a region with generally narrow valleys, steeply sloping banks, rising up to 25 and 60 m. The tributaries of this segment cross diamond containing layers in

945-678: The river is dammed by the Itaipu Dam, the third largest hydroelectric power plant in the world (following the Three Gorges Dam and the Baihetan Dam , both in the People's Republic of China ), creating a massive, shallow reservoir behind it. After merging with the Iguazu, the Paraná becomes the natural border between Paraguay and Argentina. Overlooking the Paraná River from Encarnación, Paraguay , across

980-488: The river's length has blocked its use as a shipping corridor to cities further upstream, but the economic impact of those dams offsets this. The Yacyretá Dam and the Itaipu Dam on the Paraguay border have made the small, largely undeveloped nation of Paraguay the world's largest exporter of hydroelectric power . Due to its use for oceangoing ships, measurements of the water tables extend back to 1904. The data correlates with

1015-463: The river, is downtown Posadas, Argentina. The river continues its general southward course for about 468 km (291 mi) before making a gradual turn to the west for another 820 km (510 mi), and then encounters the Paraguay River , the largest tributary along the course of the river. Before this confluence, the river passes through a second major hydroelectric project, the Yacyretá Dam ,

1050-515: The sea", have been discounted. The course is formed at the confluence of the Paranaiba and Rio Grande rivers in southern Brazil. From the confluence the river flows in a generally southwestern direction for about 619 km (385 mi) before encountering the city of Saltos del Guaira , Paraguay. This was once the location of the Guaíra Falls (Sete Quedas waterfalls, where the Paraná fell over

1085-503: The serra (mountains) of Mata da Corda, municipality "Rio Paranaiba" (Mato Grosso) at a height of 1,148 metres (3,766 ft). On the other side of these serra is the source of the Abaete , a tributary of the São Francisco . The confluence of the Paranaíba with the Grande river is situated about 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) from the source of the Paranaíba. At the union there is a bridge that

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1120-428: The state of Pernambuco has the lowest rating in the country—0,467—putting it in last place. According to oral tradition the name of the city is linked to the cattle ranch called Fazenda Campo Belo da Farinha Podre. Before 1815 João Batista Siqueira and Bárbara Buena da Silva, took possession of a large area of lands in the region between the Rio Grande and the Paranaíba rivers. The settlement grew and in 1923 it became

1155-630: The territory of Goias, and through the city of Araporã (km 392) in the mine region. In this segment the Itumbiara Dam , situated in the municipality of gemeente Araporã, belonging to the Furnas Centrais Elétricas, operating since 1981 with a power of 2.800MW, being the most power generating hydro-station of the Furnas complex, of the state Minas Gerais and of the Paranaiba river. The river presents

1190-423: The waterfall Dourado" was built. This station used to belong to Centrais Elétricas de Goias (CELG), was privatised and now belongs to "Empresa Endesa Cachoeira" with a generator of 658,000 kW and a waterfall of 19 m providing energy to CELG. Her reservoir takes up about 78 km of the middle Paranaíba. On the stretch from here to km 195 we find the so-called canal of São Simão (Simon), a narrow canal cut out of

1225-407: Was R$ 181,515,000. Campina Verde is in the top tier of municipalities in the state with regard to economic and social development. As of 2007 there were 04 banking agencies in the town. There was a dynamic retail infrastructure serving the surrounding area of cattle and agricultural lands. In the rural area there were 1,861 establishments occupying about 4,500 workers. 530 of the farms had tractors,

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