Quaraí River
Quaraí (Spanish: Cuareim) is a watercourse that marks the limit of the northern part of Uruguay along the Brazil-Uruguay border. At the beginning of its course, it runs northwest, then heads west, finally ending up in the Uruguay River.
Etymology
The word Quaraí is a composition of indigenous origin that in the Tupi-Guarani language means: "Rio das Garças", or even "Rio do Sol". Formerly in the Portuguese language the city was written Quarahy, but it was pronounced in the same way as the current one.
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Bibliography
Collischonn, Bruno; Paiva, Rodrigo Cauduro Dias de; Collischonn, Walter; Meirelles, Fernando Setembrino Cruz; Schettini, Edith Beatriz Camano; Fan, Fernando Mainardi (2011). «Hydrological Modeling of a Basin with Intensive Water Use: Case of Rio Quaraí-RS» (PDF). RBRH – Brazilian Journal of Water Resources. 16 (4)
