The Sapucaí River is a river of
São Paulo
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state in southeastern
Brazil
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. It is a tributary of the
Rio Grande
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.
Course
The river forms to the north of
Santo Antônio da Alegria, just north of the
BR-265 highway near the border with
Minas Gerais
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, where the Ribeirão do Pinheirinho meets the Ribeirão Tomba-perna. It then flows in a generally northwest direction. The river is dammed twice near
São Joaquim da Barra
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. It continues northwest and enters the Rio Grande upstream from
Colômbia
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, São Paulo.
See also
*
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 ...
References
Rivers of São Paulo (state)
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