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The Iguaçu (Portuguese; Spanish Iguazú) is a left tributary of the Paraná River in the Triple Frontier of Paraguay, Brazil and Argentina whose sources are in the Sierra do Mar in Santa Catarina State, Brazil. It has a length of 1320 km and is best known for the Iguassu Falls.
In July 2000 the state-run petroleum company Petrobras was responsible for a 1 million gallon oil spill on the river.
Reference
- BBC News. Brazil battles oil spill threat (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/838826.stm), July 18, 2000.Template:Brazil-geo-stub