Mortes River

river, Brazil

Also known as: Manso River, Rio das Mortes

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Portuguese:: Rio das Mortes

Also called:: Manso River

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Mortes River, river in central Brazil. It rises east of Cuiabá city and flows east-northeastward across the Mato Grosso Plateau. East of the Roncador Uplands and above the town of São Félix, it turns north-northeastward and empties into the Araguaia River, a principal affluent of the Tocantins. Its total length is about 500 miles (800 km). There is some diamond washing along its banks.

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