Buquira River | |
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Native name | Rio Buquira |
Country | Brazil |
Basin features | |
Main source | São Paulo state |
River mouth |
São José dos Campos 23°09′12″S 45°53′48″W / 23.153398°S 45.896737°WCoordinates: 23°09′12″S 45°53′48″W / 23.153398°S 45.896737°W |
River system | Paraíba do Sul |
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.
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.