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Paraitinga River

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Native name
  
Rio Paraitinga

River mouth
  
Paraíba do Sul

Country
  
Brazil

Main source
  
São Paulo state

Source
  
São Paulo

Paraitinga River

The Paraitinga River is a river of São Paulo state in southeastern Brazil. It is a tributary of the Paraíba do Sul.

Map of Rio Paraitinga, 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.

References

Paraitinga River Wikipedia