Doce River

For other rivers with the same name, see Doce River (Goiás) and Doce River (Rio Grande do Norte).

Doce River
Doce River delta at the Atlantic Ocean.
Location within Brazil
Native name	Rio Doce (Portuguese)
Location
Country	Brazil
Physical characteristics
Mouth
• coordinates	19.6558°S 39.8148°W / -19.6558; -39.8148

The Doce River (Portuguese: Rio Doce [ˈʁi.u ˈdos(i)], "Sweet River") is a river in southeast Brazil with a length of 853 kilometres (530 mi). The river basin is economically important. In 2015, the collapse of a dam released highly contaminated water from mining into the river, causing an ecological disaster.