Paraibuna River (São Paulo)
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Not to be confused with Paraibuna River (Minas Gerais).
The Paraibuna River (Portuguese: Rio Paraibuna) is a river of São Paulo state in southeastern Brazil. It is a tributary of the Paraíba do Sul.
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Paraibuna River | |
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Native name | Rio Paraibuna (Portuguese) |
Location | |
Country | Brazil |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | São Paulo state |
Mouth | |
• location | Paraíba do Sul |
• coordinates | 23.368315°S 45.663922°W / -23.368315; -45.663922 |
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The headwaters are protected by the 292,000 hectares (720,000 acres) Mananciais do Rio Paraíba do Sul Environmental Protection Area, created in 1982 to protect the sources of the Paraíba do Sul river.[1]