The Paraopeba River is a river in Brazil

Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

, flowing in the state of Minas Gerais

Minas Gerais

Minas Gerais is one of the 26 states of Brazil, of which it is the second most populous, the third richest, and the fourth largest in area. Minas Gerais is the Brazilian state with the largest number of Presidents of Brazil, the current one, Dilma Rousseff, being one of them. The capital is the...

. In the Tupi language 'Para" means "great river or sea", and "peba means"flat" . The full name therefore means something like "flat River".
The source of the river is situated south of the municipality Cristiano Otoni

Cristiano Otoni

Cristiano Otoni is a Brazilian municipality located in the state of Minas Gerais. The city belongs to the mesoregion Metropolitana de Belo Horizonte and to the microregion of Conselheiro Lafaiete.-See also:* List of municipalities in Minas Gerais...

, Minas Gerais. De mouth is the Tres Marias

Três Marias

Três Marias is a small Brazilian city in northwestern Minas Gerais. In 2007 the population was 26,431 in a total area of 2,763 km².-Climate:...

-dam in the municipality Felixlandia in the same state. The length of the river is 546,5 km en its basin covers an area of 12.090 km² and 35 municipalities. Her most important tributaries are the Macaúbas, the Camapuã en de Manso rivers. The
Paraopeba river is one of the most important tributaries of the Sao Francisco River

São Francisco River

The São Francisco is a river in Brazil. With a length of , it is the longest river that runs entirely in Brazilian territory, and the fourth longest in South America and overall in Brazil...

, ensuring the yearlong navigability of said river..