Vermelho River (São Lourenço River tributary)

The Vermelho River (Portuguese: Rio Vermelho), also known as the Poguba River, is a river in the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil. In its lower reaches it is called the São Lourenço River.

Vermelho River
Poguba River
Vermelho River (São Lourenço River tributary) is located in Brazil
Vermelho River (São Lourenço River tributary)
Mouth location in Brazil
Native nameRio Vermelho (Portuguese)
Location
CountryBrazil
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationMato Grosso
Mouth 
 • coordinates
16°48′31″S 56°06′22″W / 16.808669°S 56.106144°W / -16.808669; -56.106144
Basin features
River systemSão Lourenço River

The Vermelho River runs through the south of the city of Rondonópolis, Mato Grosso, and past the Dom Osório Stoffel State Park on its south (left) bank.[1] It continues in a generally southwest direction to become the São Lourenço around the municipality of Barão de Melgaço.

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References

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  1. ^ PES Dom Osório Stoffel (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-12-22