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Paulo Afonso Falls
Paulo Afonso Falls during a water release from the Paulo Afonso Hydroelectric Complex
Map
LocationAlagoas and Bahia
Brazil
Coordinates9°23′21″S 38°11′45″W / 9.3890899°S 38.1957704°W / -9.3890899; -38.1957704
TypeTiered
Total height84 metres (276 ft)[1]
Number of drops3
Longest drop59 metres (194 ft)[1]
Average width18 metres (59 ft)[1]
WatercourseSão Francisco River
Average
flow rate
2,832 m3/s (100,000 cu ft/s) (historical) [1]

Paulo Afonso Falls (Portuguese: Cachoeira de Paulo Afonso) is a series of waterfalls on the São Francisco River in the north-east of Brazil adjacent to the city of Paulo Afonso.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Paulo Afonso, Cachoeira de, Brazil - World Waterfall Database". www.worldwaterfalldatabase.com. Retrieved 2020-01-17.

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