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Paraitinga River
Native name	Rio Paraitinga (Portuguese)
Location
Country	Brazil
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	São Paulo state
Mouth
• location	Paraíba do Sul
• coordinates	23°22′05″S 45°39′54″W / 23.368°S 45.665°W / -23.368; -45.665

The Paraitinga River 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.

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

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• Rivers of São Paulo (state)
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