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Meriti river

Meriti River (Rio de Janeiro)
Riomeriti.jpg
Country Brazil
Basin features
Main source Maciço da Pedra Branca, Rio de Janeiro
River mouth Guanabara Bay
22°48′17″S 43°16′32″W / 22.80472°S 43.27556°W / -22.80472; -43.27556Coordinates: 22°48′17″S 43°16′32″W / 22.80472°S 43.27556°W / -22.80472; -43.27556
Basin size 167 km2 (64 sq mi)
Physical characteristics
Length 25.8 km (16.0 mi)

The Meriti is a river in Rio de Janeiro state in south-eastern Brazil.

It separates the municipalities of Duque de Caxias and São João de Meriti (north) from the state capital of Rio de Janeiro (south). Its mouth is at Guanabara Bay.

The name is of Tupi origin and means "water of the buriti" (from mburi'ti ("buriti") and 'y ("water")).


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