The Sapucaí River () is a river of the states of
São Paulo
São Paulo (; ; Portuguese for 'Paul the Apostle, Saint Paul') is the capital of the São Paulo (state), state of São Paulo, as well as the List of cities in Brazil by population, most populous city in Brazil, the List of largest cities in the ...
and
Minas Gerais
Minas Gerais () is one of the 27 federative units of Brazil, being the fourth largest state by area and the second largest in number of inhabitants with a population of 20,539,989 according to the 2022 Brazilian census, 2022 census. Located in ...
in southeastern
Brazil
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. It is a tributary of the
Rio Grande
The Rio Grande ( or ) in the United States or the Río Bravo (del Norte) in Mexico (), also known as Tó Ba'áadi in Navajo language, Navajo, is one of the principal rivers (along with the Colorado River) in the Southwestern United States a ...
.
Course
The headwaters of the river are protected by the
Sapucaí Mirim Environmental Protection Area, created in 1998.
The
Fernão Dias Environmental Protection Area
The Fernão Dias Environmental Protection Area () is an Environmental protection area in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Location
The Fernão Dias Environmental Protection Area (APA) is divided between the municipalities of Sapucaí-Mirim, ...
, created in 1997, also protects some of the headwaters.
In its upper reaches in São Paulo state, the Sapucaí River flows through the
Campos do Jordão State Park, created in 1941.
To the north of the park, for a short section, the Sapucaí forms the border between São Paulo and Minas Gerais, before flowing north into Minas Gerais.
It flows through the town of
Itajubá
Itajubá is a municipality in southeastern Minas Gerais state of the Federative Republic of Brazil. It lies in a valley by the Sapucaí river and has terrain elevations ranging from 827 to 1500 metres, occupying an area of 290.45 km2 (112.14&n ...
, then continues north and is joined from the left by the
Sapucaí-Mirim River to the east of
Pouso Alegre.
Further north it is joined by the
Rio Verde from the right at , where the combined rivers form one of the arms of the reservoir created by the
Furnas Dam
The Furnas Dam () is a Hydroelectricity, hydroelectric dam in the Minas Gerais state of Brazil. A small settlement was built near the dam with the same name to house the workers during the dam construction. The main purpose of the dam and reservoi ...
.
See also
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List of rivers of Minas Gerais
List of rivers in Minas Gerais (States of Brazil, Brazilian State). The list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name and ordered from downstream to upstream. All rivers in Minas Gerais d ...
References
Rivers of Minas Gerais
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