São Francisco

American  

[soun frahn-sees-koo] / ˈsãʊ̃ frɑ̃ˈsis kʊ /

noun

1. a river flowing NE and E through E Brazil into the Atlantic. 1,800 miles (2,900 km) long.

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São Francisco British  

/ sə̃u frə̃ˈsisku /

noun

1. a river in E Brazil, rising in SW Minas Gerais state and flowing northeast, then southeast to the Atlantic northeast of Aracajú. Length: 3200 km (1990 miles)

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Example Sentences

That evidence points to the São Francisco craton, one of the oldest and most stable regions of South America's continental crust.

From Science Daily • Mar. 1, 2026

Some places, such as Brazil’s Rio São Francisco basin, face a challenging future; others, including the Great Lakes region of the United States, are in better shape.

From Scientific American • Nov. 30, 2022

“I hope I don’t need to come back earlier,” Mr. Bolsonaro told a supporter Monday after the dams collapsed, speaking from the sands of Forte beach, in São Francisco do Sul, local media reported.

From New York Times • Dec. 28, 2021

At last, he promised, Brazil would channel water to the sun-baked region from the São Francisco, the country's second-longest river.

From Reuters • Feb. 10, 2014

The northern boundary is the Mantiqueira range which divides the Parahyba basin from the valleys of the Paraná and São Francisco.

From The South American Republics Part I of II by Dawson, Thomas C.