Paraitinga River
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The Paraitinga River is a river of São Paulo state in southeastern Brazil. It is a tributary of the Paraíba do Sul.
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Paraitinga River | |
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Native name | Rio Paraitinga (Portuguese) |
Location | |
Country | Brazil |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | São Paulo state |
Mouth | |
• location | Paraíba do Sul |
• coordinates | 23.368°S 45.665°W / -23.368; -45.665 |
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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.[1]