The Cubatão River is a river of
Santa Catarina state in southeastern
Brazil
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.
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 ...
References
Mapfrom
Ministry of Transport
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Rivers of Santa Catarina (state)
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