São João River (Rio de Janeiro)

The São João River is a river of Rio de Janeiro state in southeastern Brazil. It runs into the Atlantic at Rio das Ostras.

São João River
Native name	Rio São João (Portuguese)
Location
Country	Brazil
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Rio de Janeiro state
Mouth
• location	Rio das Ostras, Rio de Janeiro
• coordinates	22.596335°S 41.991697°W / -22.596335; -41.991697

Its basin includes part of the União Biological Reserve, home to a population of endangered golden lion tamarin.^[1]

See also

• List of rivers of Rio de Janeiro