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PajeĂș

river, Brazil
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  • The SĂŁo Francisco River and its drainage network.
    SĂŁo Francisco River
    / Physiography

    
the SĂŁo Pedro, Ipueira, and PajeĂș rivers—culminates in the great Paulo Afonso Falls (see photograph). At the top of the falls, the river divides suddenly and violently and cuts three successive falls through the granite rocks for a total drop of about 275 feet. Below the falls the river flows


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the SĂŁo Pedro, Ipueira, and PajeĂș rivers—culminates in the great Paulo Afonso Falls (see photograph). At the top of the falls, the river divides suddenly and violently and cuts three successive falls through the granite rocks for a total drop of about 275 feet. Below the falls the river flows


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