The Guandu River is a river of
Rio de Janeiro
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state in southeastern
Brazil
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. This river together with the
Paraíba do Sul River
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are the most important in the
Rio de Janeiro
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state.
The river supplies water to 9 million people in
Greater Rio de Janeiro
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.
Many tributaries of the river rise in the
Mendanha State Park
The Mendanha State Park ( pt, Parque Estadual do Mendanha is a state park in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Location
The Mendanha State Park is divided between the municipalities of Nova Iguaçu and Mesquita, Rio de Janeiro.
It has an ar ...
, created in 2013.
An aqueduct carries the water across the
Pedra Branca State Park
The Pedra Branca State Park ( pt, Parque Estadual da Pedra Branca) is a state park in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
It is one of the largest urban nature parks in the world. It protects an area of Atlantic Forest in the west of the city of R ...
to Rio's south zone.
Pollution
Guandu river is heavily polluted since it receives everything from
raw sewage to
industrial waste throughout its course.
The pollution problem is so serious that it threatens the water supply of the
Rio de Janeiro metropolitan area
Greater Rio de Janeiro, officially the Rio de Janeiro Metropolitan Region (''Grande Rio'', officially ''Região Metropolitana do Rio de Janeiro'', in Portuguese) is a large metropolitan area located in Rio de Janeiro state in Brazil, the sec ...
.
CEDAE, the water and sewer company of the state, recognizes that the problem is very serious. CEDAE also admits that because of the high levels of pollution, purification of Guandu's waters is a challenge.
[http://www.radiobras.gov.br/materia.phtml?materia=67495&editoria=NA ]
See also
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List of rivers of Rio de Janeiro
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References
Brazilian Ministry of Transport
Rivers of Rio de Janeiro (state)
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