Riachão (São Bento)

Riachão (Portuguese Riachão) is a village near São Bento in Paraíba state, Brazil. With 742 inhabitants it is the largest settlement in the city.[2]

Riachão
Riachão
Coordinates: 6.467128°S 37.411795°W / -6.467128; -37.411795[1]
CountryBrazil
StateParaíba
MunicipalitySão Bento
ZonaRural area
Population
  Total742

Etymology

Riachão (large stream). The Riachão name was given because of a stream that has the village out to the border of Paraíba and Rio Grande do Norte and in times of floods is filled to not exceed transport in any way.[3]

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