The Sapucaí River ( pt, Rio Sapucaí) is a river of the states of
São Paulo and
Minas Gerais in southeastern
Brazil. It is a tributary of the
Rio Grande
The Rio Grande ( and ), known in Mexico as the Río Bravo del Norte or simply the Río Bravo, is one of the principal rivers (along with the Colorado River) in the southwestern United States and in northern Mexico.
The length of the Rio G ...
.
Course
The headwaters of the river are protected by the
Sapucaí Mirim Environmental Protection Area
The Sapucaí Mirim Environmental Protection Area ( pt, Área de Proteção Ambiental Sapucaí-Mirim) is an environmental protection area in the state of São Paulo, Brazil.
Location
The Sapucaí Mirim Environmental Protection Area is divided be ...
, created in 1998.
The
Fernão Dias Environmental Protection Area
The Fernão Dias Environmental Protection Area ( pt, Área de Proteção Ambiental Fernão Dias) is an Environmental protection area in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Location
The Fernão Dias Environmental Protection Area (APA) is divided ...
, 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
The Campos do Jordão State Park ( pt, Parque Estadual de Campos do Jordão) is a state park in the state of São Paulo, Brazil.
Location
The Campos do Jordão State Park, known locally as the ''Horto Florestal'', covers an area of .
It occupies ...
, created in 1941.
To the north of the park, for a short section the river forms the border between São Paulo and Minas Gerais, before flowing north into Minas Gerais.
It flows through the town of
Itajubá, then continues north and is joined from the left by the
Sapucaí-Mirim River
The Sapucaí-Mirim River is a river that flows through the Brazilian states of São Paulo (state), São Paulo and Minas Gerais. Its source lies within the Mantiqueira Mountains and it discharges into the Sapucaí River (Minas Gerais), Sapucaí Rive ...
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.
See also
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List of rivers of Minas Gerais
References
Rivers of Minas Gerais
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