TheIbicuí River(Portuguese,Rio Ibicuí[1]) (Portuguese pronunciation:[ibikuˈi]) is a river inRio Grande do Sulstate of southernBrazil.The Ibicuí is 290 km in length, and is the main tributary of theUruguay River.It is formed by the confluence of theIbicuí-Mirim RiverandSanta Maria Riverat the city ofCacequi.The Ibicuí divides the cities ofUruguaianaandItaqui.
The river's name,Ibicuí,means "ground of sand" in theTupi language.
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edit- ^Rio IbicuíatGEOnet Names Server
- ^GNScoordinates adjusted usingGoogle Maps,andGeoLocator
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- Hidrografic Map of the State of Rio Grande do Sul
- Bridge over Ibicuí River, constructed by the English in 1888
- Information about Ibicuí River