Cubatão River (south Santa Catarina)
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The Cubatão River is a river of Santa Catarina state in southeastern
Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population ...
. The sources of the river are in the Serra do Tabuleiro State Park, a mountainous region to the south west of
Florianópolis Florianópolis () is the capital and second largest city of the state of Santa Catarina (state), Santa Catarina, in the South Region, Brazil, South region of Brazil. The city encompasses Santa Catarina Island and surrounding small islands, as we ...
covered in lush rain forest. The river supplies water to the greater Florianópolis region. It enters the Atlantic to the south of the suburb of
Palhoça Palhoça is a municipality in Santa Catarina, Brazil. History Palhoça was founded in 1793, when the city was part of the way between Lages and Florianópolis in order to protect the capital state from possible invasions. Its name comes from " ...
.


See also

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List of rivers of Santa Catarina List of rivers in Santa Catarina (state), Santa Catarina (States of Brazil, Brazilian State). The list is arranged by drainage basin from north to south, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name and ordered from downst ...


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Rivers of Santa Catarina (state) {{SantaCatarina-river-stub