Fishing near Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais
Governador Valadares sits on the banks of the Rio Doce in the Vale do Rio Doce region of Minas Gerais, with several tributaries — including the Rio Suaçuí Grande, Rio Itambacuri, and Ribeirão da Onça — converging nearby. The Rio Doce is the dominant water in the local fishing scene, and pay-to-fish operations (pesque-pague) around the city, such as Pesque Pague Tilapao, give anglers a straightforward option close to town.
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Cíclido pavorreal de kelber
Cichla kelberi
Trairão
Hoplias intermedius
Tarango
Hoplias malabaricus
Dama
Salminus brasiliensis
Pirapitinga
Piaractus brachypomus
Tilápia
Coptodon rendalli
Pacú
Piaractus mesopotamicus
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