Doce River
The Doce River (literally the "sweet river"; Portuguese: Rio Doce [ˈʁiu ˈdos(i)]) is a river in southeast Brazil with a length of 853 kilometres (530 mi). The river basin is economically important. In 2015, the collapse of a dam released highly contaminated water from mining into the river, causing an ecological disaster.
| Doce River | |
|---|---|
Doce River delta at the Atlantic Ocean. | |
| Native name | Rio Doce (Portuguese) |
| Location | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | |
• coordinates | 19.6558°S 39.8148°W |
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