Buquira River

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

Buquira River
Native name	Rio Buquira (Portuguese)
Location
Country	Brazil
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	São Paulo state
Mouth
• location	São José dos Campos
• coordinates	23.153398°S 45.896737°W / -23.153398; -45.896737
Basin features
River system	Paraíba do Sul

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]

See also

• List of rivers of São Paulo

References

1. Unidade de Conservação: Área de Proteção Ambiental Bacia Hidrográfica do Paraíba do Sul (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-10-01