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Jaguari River (Paraíba Do Sul)
The Jaguari 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 Mananciais do Rio Paraíba do Sul Environmental Protection Area, created in 1982 to protect the sources of the Paraíba do Sul river. The Fernão Dias Environmental Protection Area, created in 1997, also protects some of the headwaters. See also *List of rivers of São Paulo List of rivers in São Paulo ( Brazilian State). The list is arranged by drainage basin from north to south, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name and ordered from downstream to upstream. All rivers in São Paulo dr ... Notes References * * Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993. Rivers of São Paulo (state) {{SaoPauloState-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
São Paulo (state)
São Paulo (, ) is one of the Federative units of Brazil, 26 states of the Brazil, Federative Republic of Brazil and is named after Paul the Apostle, Saint Paul of Tarsus. It is located in the Southeast Region, Brazil, Southeast Region and is bordered by the states of Minas Gerais to the north and northeast, Paraná (state), Paraná to the south, Rio de Janeiro (state), Rio de Janeiro to the east and Mato Grosso do Sul to the west, in addition to the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast. It is divided into List of municipalities in São Paulo, 645 municipalities. The total area is km2, which is equivalent to 2.9% of Brazil's surface, being slightly larger than the United Kingdom. Its capital is the São Paulo, municipality of São Paulo. With more than 44 million inhabitants in 2022, São Paulo is the Federative units of Brazil#List, most populous Brazilian state (around 22% of the Brazilian population), the List of first-level administrative divisions by population, world's 28th-mos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paraíba Do Sul
The Paraíba do Sul (), or simply Paraíba, is a river in southeast Brazil. It flows west to northeast from its farthest source at the source of the river Paraitinga to the sea near Campos dos Goytacazes. The river receives its name when it meets the river Paraibuna at the Paraibuna dam. Its main tributaries are the rivers Jaguari, Buquira, Paraibuna, Preto, Pomba and Muriaé. These last two are the longest and join the main river and from the mouth respectively . The valley of the Paraíba do Sul ranges from the latitudes 20°26' and 23°39'S and the longitudes of 41° and 46°30'W and covers an area of about distributed over three states. The main economic activities are industry and cattle raising. Navigation Presently only two parts of the river can be navigated: * The lower section, between the mouth and São Fidélis, about 90 km. It has a declivity of 22 cm/km. There is incipient navigation carried out by small boats that transport mainly constru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brazil
Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population, seventh-largest by population, with over 212 million people. The country is a federation composed of 26 Federative units of Brazil, states and a Federal District (Brazil), Federal District, which hosts the capital, Brasília. List of cities in Brazil by population, Its most populous city is São Paulo, followed by Rio de Janeiro. Brazil has the most Portuguese-speaking countries, Portuguese speakers in the world and is the only country in the Americas where Portuguese language, Portuguese is an Portuguese-speaking world, official language. Bounded by the Atlantic Ocean on the east, Brazil has a Coastline of Brazil, coastline of . Covering roughly half of South America's land area, it Borders of Brazil, borders all other countries and ter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) is a combat support agency within the United States Department of Defense whose primary mission is collecting, analyzing, and distributing geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) to support national security. Founded in 1996 as the National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA), it changed names in 2003. It is a member of the United States Intelligence Community. NGA headquarters, also known as NGA Campus East or NCE, is located at Fort Belvoir North Area in Springfield, Virginia. At , it is the third-largest government building in the Washington metropolitan area after the Pentagon and the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, Ronald Reagan Building. The agency also operates NGA Campus West, or NCW, in St. Louis, Missouri, and support and liaison offices worldwide. NGA also helps respond to natural and manmade disasters, helps with security planning for major events such as the Olympic Games, disseminates maritime safety ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mananciais Do Rio Paraíba Do Sul Environmental Protection Area
The Mananciais do Rio Paraíba do Sul Environmental Protection Area () is an environmental protection area in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. Location The Mananciais do Rio Paraíba do Sul Environmental Protection Area has an area of about . In São Paulo it covers parts of the municipalities of Areias, Arujá, Bananal, Cachoeira Paulista, Cruzeiro, Guaratinguetá, Guarulhos, Igaratá, Jacareí, Jambeiro, Lavrinhas, Monteiro Lobato, Natividade da Serra, Paraibuna, Piquete, Queluz, Redenção da Serra, Santa Branca, Santa Isabel, Silveiras, São José do Barreiro, São José dos Campos and Taubaté. Altitudes range from . Temperatures range from with an average of . The APA contains the Paraibuna, Santa Branca and Rio Jaguari reservoirs. It covers parts of the basins of the Paraitinga and Paraibuna rivers, tributaries of the Paraíba do Sul, as well as the basins of the Jaguari, Buquira, Una, Bocaina and Bananal rivers. Environment The vegetation is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fernão Dias Environmental Protection Area
The Fernão Dias Environmental Protection Area () is an Environmental protection area in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Location The Fernão Dias Environmental Protection Area (APA) is divided between the municipalities of Sapucaí-Mirim, Brasópolis, Camanducaia, Extrema, Gonçalves, Itapeva, Paraisópolis and Toledo in Minas Gerais. It has an area of . It covers part of the basin of the Jaguari River in the municipalities of Sapucaí-Mirim, Camanducaia, Itapeva, Extrema and Toledo, and the basins of the Sapucaí-Mirim and Sapucaí rivers in the municipalities of Sapucaí-Mirim, Gonçalves, Paraisópolis and Brasópolis. History The Fernão Dias Environmental Protection Area was created by state decree 38.925 on 17 July 1997 to protect areas of ecological interest in the basins of the Jaguari, Sapucaí-Mirim and Sapucaí rivers. As well as conserving the landscape and regional culture, the APA aims to preserve the remaining Atlantic Forest fragments and associated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Rivers Of São Paulo
List of rivers in São Paulo ( Brazilian State). The list is arranged by drainage basin from north to south, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name and ordered from downstream to upstream. All rivers in São Paulo drain to the Atlantic Ocean. By Drainage Basin Atlantic Coast * Paraíba do Sul ** Barra Mansa River ** Bananal River ** Barreiro de Baixo River ** Sesmarias River ** Do Salto River ** Itagacaba River ** Bocaina River ** Guaratinguetá River ** Buquira River ** Jaguari River *** Parateí River (Lambari-Parateí River) *** Do Peixe River *** Pilões River ** Itapeti River ** Paraibuna River *** Lourenço Velho River *** Do Peixe River *** Ipiranga River ** Paraitinga River *** Itaim River *** Jacuí River ** Comprido River * Bracuí River * Mambucaba River * Puruba River * Camburu River * Itapanhaú River * Cubatão River * Branco River * Comprido River * Guaraú River * Una do Prelado River * Ribeira ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
