São João River (Rio de Janeiro)

São João River
Native nameRio São João (Portuguese)
Location
CountryBrazil
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationRio de Janeiro state
Mouth 
 • location
Rio das Ostras, Rio de Janeiro
 • coordinates
22°35′47″S 41°59′30″W / 22.596335°S 41.991697°W / -22.596335; -41.991697

The São João River is a river of Rio de Janeiro state in southeastern Brazil. It runs into the Atlantic at Rio das Ostras.

Its basin includes part of the União Biological Reserve, home to a population of endangered golden lion tamarin.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ Unidade de Conservação: Reserva biológica União (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-05-14{{citation}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)


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