Brazil–Paraguay border

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The Brazil–Paraguay border is an international boundary in South America that runs largely through river systems and connects Brazil’s state of Paraná with eastern Paraguay, serving as a key corridor for trade, energy production, and regional integration.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Paraguay–Brazil border region 1

Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf international border
political boundary
adjacentToBrazilianState Mato Grosso do Sul NERFINISHED
Paraná NERFINISHED
adjacentToParaguayanDepartment Alto Paraná Department NERFINISHED
Amambay Department NERFINISHED
Canindeyú Department NERFINISHED
Concepción Department NERFINISHED
Presidente Hayes Department NERFINISHED
borderLengthApproxKm 1365
borderLengthApproxMiles 848
continent South America
countryOnSideA Brazil NERFINISHED
countryOnSideB Paraguay NERFINISHED
endsNear confluence of Iguazu River and Paraná River
followsNaturalFeature Apa River NERFINISHED
Iguazu River NERFINISHED
Monday River NERFINISHED
Paraná River NERFINISHED
Rio Branco NERFINISHED
governedByTreaty Treaty of Itaipu NERFINISHED
boundary agreements between Brazil and Paraguay
hasBorderCrossing Foz do Iguaçu–Ciudad del Este NERFINISHED
Mundo Novo–Salto del Guairá NERFINISHED
Ponta Porã–Pedro Juan Caballero NERFINISHED
Porto Murtinho–Carmelo Peralta NERFINISHED
hasBorderSegmentIn Pantanal region NERFINISHED
Paraná River basin
hasCityPair Foz do Iguaçu–Ciudad del Este NERFINISHED
Mundo Novo–Salto del Guairá NERFINISHED
Ponta Porã–Pedro Juan Caballero NERFINISHED
Porto Murtinho–Carmelo Peralta NERFINISHED
hasEconomicRole corridor for Brazilian exports to Paraguay
corridor for Paraguayan re-exports to Brazil
hasHydroelectricDam Itaipu Binacional NERFINISHED
Itaipu Dam NERFINISHED
hasIssue environmental management of shared river basins
smuggling and informal cross-border trade
hasMajorBridge Friendship Bridge NERFINISHED
International Bridge of Porto Murtinho–Carmelo Peralta NERFINISHED
Second International Bridge of the Paraná River NERFINISHED
locatedInRegion Southern Cone NERFINISHED
nearProtectedArea Iguaçu National Park NERFINISHED
Itaipu Biological Reserve NERFINISHED
nearTouristAttraction Iguazu Falls NERFINISHED
partOf Brazil–Paraguay relations NERFINISHED
separatesCountry Brazil NERFINISHED
Paraguay NERFINISHED
startsNear confluence of Rio Apa and Paraguay River
usedFor energy production
international trade
regional integration

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Apa River borderFeatureOf Brazil–Paraguay border
Iguazu River borderSectionForms Brazil–Paraguay border
Ciudad del Este partOf Brazil–Paraguay border
this entity surface form: Paraguay–Brazil border region