The
Cubatão
Cubatão is a city in the state of São Paulo (state), São Paulo, Brazil, 12 kilometers away from Santos (São Paulo), Santos seaport, the largest in Latin America. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of the Baixada Santista. The population i ...
River is a Brazilian river in the
state of São Paulo
State most commonly refers to:
* State (polity), a centralized political organization that regulates law and society within a territory
**Sovereign state, a sovereign polity in international law, commonly referred to as a country
**Nation state, a ...
. It finds its origins in latitude 23º56'11 "south and longitude 46º57'20" West. Its basin is between
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
Santos. It empties out in
Santos by delta type channels in the
mangroves
A mangrove is a shrub or tree that grows mainly in coastal saline or brackish water. Mangroves grow in an equatorial climate, typically along coastlines and tidal rivers. They have particular adaptations to take in extra oxygen and remove sal ...
.
Tributaries
* Left bank:
** Rio Cubatão de Cima
** Rio Pilões
** Ribeirão das Pedras
** Ribeirão Perequê
** Rio Mogi
References
External links
DER - Mapa Rodoviário do Estado de São Paulo (2004)/ Road Map of the State of São Paulo (2004)
Rivers of São Paulo (state)
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