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- Portuguese:
- Rio das Mortes
- Also called:
- Manso River
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Mortes River
river, Brazil
Also known as: Manso River, Rio das Mortes
Mortes River, river in central Brazil. It rises east of CuiabĂĄ city and flows east-northeastward across the Mato Grosso Plateau. East of the Roncador Uplands and above the town of SĂŁo FĂ©lix, 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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