The Jaguaribe River is a highly seasonal
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Jaguaribe River — River, northeastern Brazil. Formed by the junction of the Carapateiro and Trici rivers, it flows northeastward for 350 mi (560 km) to enter the Atlantic Ocean at Aracati. Long periods of drought, during which much of the river is dry, are… … Universalium
river — river1 riverless, adj. riverlike, adj. /riv euhr/, n. 1. a natural stream of water of fairly large size flowing in a definite course or channel or series of diverging and converging channels. 2. a similar stream of something other than water: a… … Universalium
São Francisco River — River, eastern Brazil. The largest river wholly within Brazil, it flows north and east across the great Central Plateau for about 1,811 mi (2,914 km) to its mouth on the Atlantic Ocean. The upper river valley is an area of thorny forest… … Universalium
Pernambuco — Infobox Brazilian State name = State of Pernambuco motto = anthem = capital = Recife latd= |latm= |latNS= |longd= |longm= |longEW= largest city = Recife demonym = Pernambucano leader name1 = Eduardo Campos leader name2 = João Lyra Neto area =… … Wikipedia
Ceará — Infobox Brazilian State name = State of Ceará motto = anthem = capital = Fortaleza latd= |latm= |latNS= |longd= |longm= |longEW= largest city = Fortaleza demonym = Cearense leader name1 = Cid Gomes leader name2 = Francisco José Pinheiro area =… … Wikipedia
Aspidoras — Taxobox name = Aspidoras regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Actinopterygii ordo = Siluriformes familia = Callichthyidae subfamilia = Corydoradinae tribus = Aspidoradini genus = Aspidoras genus authority = Ihering, 1907 type species =… … Wikipedia
Chapada do Araripe — The Chapada do Araripe, also known as the Serra do Araripe, is a chapada (plateau) in northeastern Brazil. The chapada forms the boundary of Ceará and Pernambuco states, and forms the watershed between the Jaguaribe River of Ceará, which flows… … Wikipedia
Die größten Stauseen der Erde — Die Liste der größten Stauseen der Erde zeigt einer Auswahl der größten Stauseen der Erde und im deutschsprachigen Raum sortiert nach Flächen und Volumengröße. Eine „Liste der größten Talsperren der Erde“ befindet sich hier. Ein Stausee ist per… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Liste der größten Stauseen der Erde — Die Liste der größten Stauseen der Erde zeigt einer Auswahl der größten Stauseen der Erde und im deutschsprachigen Raum sortiert nach Flächen und Volumengröße. Ein Stausee ist per definitionem ein künstlich angelegter Wasserspeicher, der sich in… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Water resources management in Brazil — The 1988 Constitution established a distinction between federally controlled water, for rivers, lakes, and lagoons across state boundaries (article 20), and state controlled water, for rivers and groundwater that remain completely within state… … Wikipedia
