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Arinos River

river, Brazil
Also known as: Rio Arinos

Arinos River, river, west-central Brazil. It rises in the Araporé Mountains northeast of Cuiabá near Diamantino and flows west for a short distance and then north-northwest across the Mato Grosso Plateau to its junction with the Juruena River, which is a major headstream of the Tapajós River.

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