Paraná River

Also known as Parana, Parana River

river in South America

AI overview

The Paraná River is a major river in South America that flows through several countries in the region. It is an important waterway for transportation, commerce, and as a source of water and power for the surrounding areas.

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Encyclopedic overview

The Paraná River (Portuguese: Rio Paraná [ˈʁi.u paɾaˈna] ; Spanish: Río Paraná [ˈri.o paɾaˈna] ; Guarani: Ysyry Parana) is a river in south-central South America, running through Brazil, Paraguay, and Argentina for some 4,880 kilometres (3,030 mi). Among South American rivers, it is second in length only to the Amazon River. It merges with the Paraguay River and then farther downstream with the Uruguay River to form the Río de la Plata and empties into the Atlantic Ocean.

The first European to go up the Paraná River was the Venetian explorer Sebastian Cabot, in 1526, while working for Spain.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Paraná River” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.