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Bananal River
Native name	Rio Bananal (Portuguese)
Location
Country	Brazil
Physical characteristics
Mouth
• location	Barra Mansa, RJ
• coordinates	22°30′54″S 44°11′44″W / 22.514973°S 44.195474°W / -22.514973; -44.195474
Basin features
River system	Paraíba do Sul

The Bananal River (Portuguese: Rio Bananal) is a river of the states of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro 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 Rio de Janeiro
• 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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