Rio Potengi

Rio Potengi Potenji, Rio Grande
Data
location	Rio Grande do Norte
source	Cerro Corá 6 ° 9 ′ 54 ″  S , 36 ° 15 ′ 40 ″  W.
muzzle	in Natal in the Atlantic Coordinates: 5 ° 45 ′ 15 ″  S , 35 ° 11 ′ 59 ″  W 5 ° 45 ′ 15 ″  S , 35 ° 11 ′ 59 ″  W
Reservoirs flowed through	Acude de Campo Grande
Medium-sized cities	Macaíba , São Gonçalo do Amarante
Small towns	Sao Paulo do Potengi

The Rio Potengi (also called Rio Potenji and Rio Grande ) is a river in Brazil .

It is the namesake of the state of Rio Grande do Norte and flows into its capital Natal into the South Atlantic .

Its name is derived from the Tupi language and means something like " shrimp river".

course

The Potengi rises in the village of Cerro Corá in the Sertão and flows from there essentially to the east. At São Paulo do Potengi it is dammed up by the Açude Campo Grande . Below Macaíba it widens to a confluence which gave it the Portuguese name Rio Grande ("big river"). Immediately at the mouth, the Potengi is spanned by the Newton-Navarro Bridge .

economy

Importance as a traffic route

The river is used by numerous seagoing vessels on its lower course, as it provides the connection between the port of Natal and the Atlantic.