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Discover Sao Gabriel da Cachoeira in Brazil

Sao Gabriel da Cachoeira in the region of Amazonas with its 15,231 habitants is a place located in Brazil - some 1,696 mi or ( 2729 km ) North-West of Brasília , the country's capital .

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Local time in Sao Gabriel da Cachoeira is now 05:55 AM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " America/Manaus " with a UTC offset of -4 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: San Carlos de Rio Negro, Fonte Boa, Inirida, and Mitu. When in this area, you might want to check out San Carlos de Rio Negro . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Sao Gabriel da Cachoeira ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Cabeça do Cachorro

The region known as Cabeça do Cachorro (Dog‘s head) is the area comprising the northwesternmost end of the state of Amazonas, Brazil, bordering on Colombia and Venezuela. This region roughly coincides with the Brazilian municipality of São Gabriel da Cachoeira and parts of Japurá, and shares international borders with the Venezuelan state of Amazonas (to the northeast), and the Colombian departments of Guainía (to north), Vaupés (to west) and Amazonas (to southwest).

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Located at -0.13 -67.09 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Country subdivisions of the Americas, Ecoregions of Brazil, Regions of South America, Subdivisions of Brazil

Vaupés River

Vaupés River (Uaupés River) is a tributary of the Rio Negro in South America. It arises in the Guaviare Department of Colombia, flowing east through Guaviare and Vaupés Departments. It forms part of the international border between Colombia and the Amazonas state of Brazil. On the border it merges with the Papurí River and becomes known as the Uaupés. In 1847 an explorer saw a rapid which hurled its waves forty- or fifty feet in the air, "as if great subaqueous explosions were taking place.

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Located at 0.03 -67.28 (Lat./Long.); Less than 28 km away
Tags: Border rivers, Brazil–Colombia border, Guaviare Department, International rivers of South America, Rivers of Amazonas (Brazilian state), Rivers of Colombia, Tributaries of the Rio Negro (Amazon), Vaupés Department