Brazil–Argentina border

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The Brazil–Argentina border is an international boundary in South America that runs largely through rainforest and river regions, including the famous Iguazu Falls area.

All labels observed (3)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf international border
borderRegime Mercosur free-movement area (with controls)
linked to: MERCOSUR
continent South America
countryOnSideA Brazil
countryOnSideB Argentina
crossedBy International Bridge Paso de los Libres–Uruguaiana
San Roque González de Santa Cruz Bridge
Tancredo Neves Bridge
environment rainforest
river regions
followsRiver Iguazu River
Pepiri-Guazu River
Santo Antônio River
Uruguay River
geopoliticalImportance major Brazil–Southern Cone corridor
hasBorderCheckpoint Foz do Iguaçu–Puerto Iguazú border crossing
linked to: Puerto Iguazú

São Borja–Santo Tomé border crossing
Uruguaiana–Paso de los Libres border crossing
hasDisputeStatus generally undisputed
hasLanguage Portuguese
Spanish
includesLandBoundary yes
includesRiverBoundary yes
includesWaterfallArea Iguazu Falls
nearCity Foz do Iguaçu
Paso de los Libres
Posadas
Puerto Iguazú
Uruguaiana
nearHydroelectricPlant Uruguaiana region plants
partOf Argentina–Brazil relations
Iguazu National Park (Argentina)
Iguaçu National Park (Brazil)
Mercosur region
linked to: MERCOSUR
passesThroughRegion Corrientes Province
Misiones Province
Misiones rainforest
Paraná state
Rio Grande do Sul state
linked to: Rio Grande do Sul

Santa Catarina state
linked to: Santa Catarina
relatedTo Iguazu Falls UNESCO World Heritage Site
linked to: Iguazu Falls
securityCooperation Argentine National Gendarmerie
Brazilian Federal Police
separates Argentina
Brazil
tourismSite Iguazu Falls
usedFor hydroelectric development
tourism
trade between Brazil and Argentina

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Iguazu River borderSectionForms Brazil–Argentina border
Foz do Iguaçu International Airport near Brazil–Argentina–Paraguay tri-border area
linked to: Brazil–Argentina border
BR-277 borderConnection Brazil–Argentina border
Tancredo Neves Bridge partOf Brazil–Argentina border
Guaraní International Airport servesBorderRegion Brazil–Paraguay–Argentina tri-border area
linked to: Brazil–Argentina border