PARANÁ

geographical name river about 2500 miles (4022 kilometers ) central South America flowing from junction of Rio Grande & Paranaíba River in Brazil SSW into the Río de la Plata in Argentina, state S Brazil E of ~ River capital Curitiba area 76,959 square miles (199,324 square kilometers ), population 8,415,659, city NE Argentina on ~ River population 277,338