(Period: 1970-2000)3,806.5 m3/s (134,430 cu ft/s)[2] The Teles Pires (Portuguese: Rio São Manuel) is a 1,370 km (850 mi) long river in Brazil.

One writer says that it was originally called the Paranatinga, and was renamed after Captain Telles Pires who died exploring the river in 1889.

[5] Several dams are planned on the river in the "Hidrovia Tapajos/Teles Pires" project to create a navigable waterway connecting the interior of Brazil to the Atlantic Ocean.

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