The Jaguari River () is a river 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 ...
state in southeastern
Brazil
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. It is a tributary of the
Paraíba do Sul
The Paraíba do Sul (), or simply Paraíba, is a river in southeast Brazil. It flows west to northeast from its farthest source at the source of the river Paraitinga to the sea near Campos dos Goytacazes. The river receives its name when it m ...
.
The headwaters are protected by the
, created in 1982 to protect the sources of the
Paraíba do Sul
The Paraíba do Sul (), or simply Paraíba, is a river in southeast Brazil. It flows west to northeast from its farthest source at the source of the river Paraitinga to the sea near Campos dos Goytacazes. The river receives its name when it m ...
river.
The
Fernão Dias Environmental Protection Area
The Fernão Dias Environmental Protection Area () is an Environmental protection area in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Location
The Fernão Dias Environmental Protection Area (APA) is divided between the municipalities of Sapucaí-Mirim, ...
, created in 1997, also protects some of the headwaters.
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 ...
Notes
References
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* Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993.
Rivers of São Paulo (state)
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