The Guaraú River () is a river in the state of
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 ...
, Brazil.
Course
The basin of the Guaraú River is in the
Juréia-Itatins Ecological Station
The Jureia-Itatins Ecological Station () is an ecological station (ESEC) in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. It fully protects a well-preserved area of Atlantic Forest and associated ecosystems along the coastal plain and mountains of the south ...
.
The river flows eastward along the foot of the Serra dos Itatins and enters the Atlantic Ocean to the west of
Peruíbe
Peruíbe is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of Baixada Santista. The population is 69,001 (2020 est.) in an area of . Peruíbe is located to the southwest of the city of São Paulo and wes ...
.
It separates the
Itinguçu State Park to the south from the Balneário Garça Vermelha to the north.
The state park was created in 2006 to support ecotourism.
See also
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List of rivers of São Paulo
List of rivers in São Paulo ( 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 downstream to upstream. All rivers in São Paulo dr ...
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Rivers of São Paulo (state)
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