Carioca River
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The Carioca River is a small urban waterway in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, historically important as a source of fresh water for the city and now known for running through the Tijuca Forest and into Guanabara Bay.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Maracanã River | 1 |
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
river
ⓘ
urban waterway ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
history of Rio de Janeiro
ⓘ
urban development of Rio de Janeiro ⓘ |
| cityServedHistorically | Rio de Janeiro ⓘ |
| country | Brazil ⓘ |
| etymologyLanguage |
Portuguese language
ⓘ
surface form:
Portuguese
|
| flowsInto | Guanabara Bay ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Rio de Janeiro
ⓘ
Tijuca National Park ⓘ
surface form:
Tijuca Forest
|
| hasEnvironmentalIssue |
urban pollution
ⓘ
water quality degradation ⓘ |
| historicalUse | source of fresh water for Rio de Janeiro ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Rio de Janeiro
ⓘ
State of Rio de Janeiro ⓘ |
| locatedInProtectedArea | Tijuca National Park ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | South America ⓘ |
| mouth | Guanabara Bay ⓘ |
| notableFor |
course through Tijuca Forest
ⓘ
discharge into Guanabara Bay ⓘ historical importance to water supply of Rio de Janeiro ⓘ |
| partOfHydrologicalSystem |
Guanabara Bay
ⓘ
surface form:
Guanabara Bay watershed
|
| region |
Southeast Region of Brazil
ⓘ
surface form:
Southeast Brazil
|
| sourceRegion |
Tijuca National Park
ⓘ
surface form:
Tijuca Forest
|
| urbanStatus | urban river ⓘ |
| waterBodyType | freshwater river ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Maracanã River