- elevation 290 m (951 ft) Basin area 1,082 km² | Length 101 km Country Brazil | |
- location Serra da Mantiqueira, MG, Brazil - location Rio Paraibuna, MG, Brazil Cities Mar de Espanha, Juiz de Fora, Chiador, Pequeri, Santana do Deserto, Bicas, Chácara, Minas Gerais, Guarará | ||
The Cágado (Turtle) is a river in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. It is a left bank tributary of the Rio Paraibuna and thus a sub-tributary of the Paraiba do Sul. It is 101 kilometres (63 mi) long and drains an area of 1,082 square kilometres (418 sq mi).
Map of Rio C%C3%A1gado, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil
The river rises in the Serra da Mantiqueira in the town of Chácara and passes between Bicas and Juiz de Fora through to Pequeri, Guarará and Mar de Espanha to its mouth on the Rio Paraibuna between the cities of Santana do Deserto and Chiador.
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