The Vermelho River (Portuguese: Rio Vermelho), also known as the Poguba River, is a river in the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil. In its lower reaches it is called the São Lourenço River.
| Vermelho River Poguba River | |
|---|---|
  Mouth location in Brazil | |
| Native name | Rio Vermelho (Portuguese) |
| Location | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Mato Grosso |
| Mouth | |
• coordinates | 16°48′31″S 56°06′22″W / 16.808669°S 56.106144°W |
| Basin features | |
| River system | São Lourenço River |
The Vermelho River runs through the south of the city of Rondonópolis, Mato Grosso, and past the Dom Osório Stoffel State Park on its south (left) bank.[1] It continues in a generally southwest direction to become the São Lourenço around the municipality of Barão de Melgaço.
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edit- ^ PES Dom Osório Stoffel (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-12-22