Portuguesa River
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Portuguesa River is a river of Venezuela
. It is part of the Orinoco River basin, and is a tributary
of the Apure River
(which is, in turn, a tributary of the Orinoco).
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
. It is part of the Orinoco River basin, and is a tributary
Tributary
A tributary or affluent is a stream or river that flows into a main stem river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean...
of the Apure River
Apure River
The Apure River is a river of southwestern Venezuela, formed by the confluence of the Sarare and Uribante near Guasdualito, in Venezuela, at , and flowing across the llanos into the Orinoco...
(which is, in turn, a tributary of the Orinoco).