Beribe River | |
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Location | |
Country | Brazil |
State | Pernambuco |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Camaragibe |
Mouth | |
• location | Atlantic Ocean |
• coordinates | 8°02′23″S 34°52′03″W / 8.03972°S 34.86750°W |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Length | 23.7 km (14.7 mi) |
Basin size | 81 km2 (31 sq mi) |
Beberibe River is a river located in
Pernambuco,
Brazil. The river rises in the city of
Camaragibe from the confluence of the rivers Araçá and Pacas, and is 23.7 km long. Its
drainage basin measures 81 square kilometers and includes the following cities:
Recife ( 65% ),
Olinda ( 21% ) and
Camaragibe ( 14% ). Today, the main tributaries are the Euclides channel, Malaria channel and Vasco da Gama channel all located in
Recife metropolitan area. The Beberibe meets the
Capibaribe River near to the end of Aurora street (Recife city center) to flow into the
Atlantic Ocean. The name Beberibe means where the sugar cane grows.
Also, in Recife Beberibe could be a neighborhood with the eponymous name.
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