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Parnaíba


Par·na·í·ba

P0078700 (pär′nə-ē′bə, -nä-ē′bä) A river, about 1,290 km (800 mi) long, of northeast Brazil flowing northeast to the Atlantic Ocean.

Parnaíba

(Portuguese parnaˈiba) or

Parnahiba

n (Placename) a river in NE Brazil, rising in the Serra das Mangabeiras and flowing generally northeast, to the Atlantic. Length: about 1450 km (900 miles)

Par•na•í•ba

(ˌpɑr nɑˈi bɑ)

n. a river in NE Brazil, flowing NE to the Atlantic. 900 mi. (1450 km) long.
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Noun1.Parnaiba - a river in northeastern Brazil that flows generally northward to the Atlantic OceanParnahibaBrasil, Brazil, Federative Republic of Brazil - the largest Latin American country and the largest Portuguese speaking country in the world; located in the central and northeastern part of South America; world's leading coffee exporter

Parnaíba


Parnaíba

(pərnīē`bə), river c.800 mi (1,290 km) long, rising in the highlands of NE Brazil. It flows generally north, forming the boundary between Maranhão and Piauí states, and enters the Atlantic Ocean through a delta near the town of Parnaíba, which is the shipping center for the valley; Teresina is the chief upstream city. Much of the river is navigable, although it is filled with rapids.

Parnaíba

 

a river in northeastern Brazil. It is about 1,450 km or, according to other sources, 1,700 km long. It drains an area of about 350,000 sq km. It rises in the Brazilian Highlands, on the slopes of the Serra de Tabatinga. There are rapids in the upper and middle course. The lower course crosses the Parnaíba depression, where the river becomes navigable at the city of Teresina. The river regularly floods. The average annual flow of water is about 2,400 cu m per sec. The Boa Esperança hydroengineering complex (a complex consisting of power plants, reservoirs, canals, and the like) has been under construction since 1964. In 1970 the first phase of a hydroelectric power station with a 164-megawatt capacity was completed. The cities of Floriano, Teresina, and Parnaíba are situated on the Parnaíba.

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