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Paraibuna River (São Paulo)

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Native name
  
Rio Paraibuna

River mouth
  
Paraíba do Sul

Country
  
Brazil

Main source
  
São Paulo state

Source
  
São Paulo

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The Paraibuna River (Portuguese: Rio Paraibuna) is a river of São Paulo state in southeastern Brazil. It is a tributary of the Paraíba do Sul.

Map of Rio Paraibuna, State of S%C3%A3o Paulo, Brazil

The headwaters are protected by the 292,000 hectares (720,000 acres) Mananciais do Rio Paraíba do Sul Environmental Protection Area, created in 1982 to protect the sources of the Paraíba do Sul river.

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Paraibuna River (São Paulo) Wikipedia