The Guapiaçú River (, sometimes Guapi-Áçu River) is a river of
Rio de Janeiro
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state in southeastern
Brazil
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.
It is a tributary of the
Macacu River
The Macacu River () is a river of Rio de Janeiro state in southeastern Brazil.
Course
The Macacu River is born in the Serra dos Órgãos at about in the municipality of Cachoeiras de Macacu, and runs for about to its junction with the Guapimir ...
.
The Guapiaçú River forms part of the eastern boundary of the
Guapi-Guapiaçú Environmental Protection Area
The Guapi-Guapiaçú Environmental Protection Area () is a municipally-operated environmental protection area in the state of Rio de Janeiro
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, created in 2004.
It rises in the
Serra do Mar
The Serra do Mar (; ) is a system of mountain ranges and escarpments in Southeast Region, Brazil, Southeastern Brazil.
Geography
The Serra do Mar runs parallel to the Atlantic Ocean coast from the state of Espírito Santo to southern Santa Ca ...
between
Nova Friburgo
Nova Friburgo (; ; ), commonly referred to as just Friburgo, is a List of municipalities in Rio de Janeiro, municipality in the state of Rio de Janeiro (state), Rio de Janeiro in southeastern Brazil. It is located in the mountainous region, in th ...
and
Cachoeiras de Macacu.
In its lower reaches, it defines the boundary between the municipalities of
Cachoeiras de Macacu to the east and
Guapimirim
Guapimirim (, from Tupi 'little spring', ''guapi'' 'spring', ''mirim'' 'little'), is municipality in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro around 50 km(31 miles) from its state capital, the city of Rio de Janeiro. Its in a region known as Ba ...
to the west.
See also
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List of rivers of Rio de Janeiro
List of rivers in Rio de Janeiro (state), Rio de Janeiro (States of Brazil, Brazilian State).
We've arranged a list below, by drainage basin from north to south, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name and ordered fro ...
References
Sources
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Rivers of Rio de Janeiro (state)
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