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Parnaíba, formerly Parnahyba, river of Brazil. It rises in the Chapada das Mangabeiras and flows 1,207 km (750 mi) generally north, forming the border between Maranhão and Piauí states before reaching the Atlantic Ocean. It enters the Atlantic Ocean through several branches near the city of Parnaíba.

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