Paraibuna River (São Paulo)
| Paraibuna River | |
|---|---|
| Native name | Rio Paraibuna (Portuguese) |
| Location | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | São Paulo state |
| Mouth | |
• location | Paraíba do Sul |
• coordinates | 23°22′06″S 45°39′50″W / 23.368315°S 45.663922°W |
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.
The headwaters are protected by the 292,000-hectare (720,000-acre) Mananciais do Rio Paraíba do Sul Environmental Protection Area, created in 1982 to protect the sources of the Paraíba do Sul river.