Jaguari River (Paraíba do Sul)

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

Jaguari River
Native nameRio Jaguari (Portuguese)
Location
CountryBrazil
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationSão Paulo state
Mouth 
  location
Paraíba do Sul
  coordinates
23.173893°S 45.913609°W / -23.173893; -45.913609

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. The 180,373 hectares (445,710 acres) Fernão Dias Environmental Protection Area, created in 1997, also protects some of the headwaters.

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