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Paraibuna River (São Paulo)

Paraibuna River
Native name	Rio Paraibuna (Portuguese)
Location
Country	Brazil
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	São Paulo state
Mouth
• location	Paraíba do Sul
• coordinates	23°22′06″S 45°39′50″W / 23.368315°S 45.663922°W / -23.368315; -45.663922

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.

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]

See also[edit]

• List of rivers of São Paulo

References[edit]

• Brazilian Ministry of Transport^{[dead link]}