| Meriti River | |
|---|---|
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| Location | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Maciço da Pedra Branca, Rio de Janeiro |
| Mouth | |
• location | Guanabara Bay |
• coordinates | 22°48′17″S 43°16′32″W / 22.80472°S 43.27556°W |
| Length | 25.8 km (16.0 mi) |
| Basin size | 167 km2 (64 sq 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")[1] and 'y ("water")).[2]
- ^ FERREIRA, A. B. H. Novo Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa. Segunda edição. Rio de Janeiro: Nova Fronteira, 1986. pp. 294, 1 140
- ^ "Curso de Tupi Antigo". Archived from the original on 2012-08-09. Retrieved 2012-09-10.