The Cacunduva River () is a river in the state of
São Paulo
São Paulo (; ; Portuguese for 'Paul the Apostle, Saint Paul') is the capital of the São Paulo (state), state of São Paulo, as well as the List of cities in Brazil by population, most populous city in Brazil, the List of largest cities in the ...
, Brazil.
It is a tributary of the
Una do Prelado River
The Una do Prelado River () is a river in the state of São Paulo, Brazil.
Course
The Una do Prelado River is the largest in the Juréia-Itatins Ecological Station, a strictly protected area of well-preserved Atlantic Forest created in 1986.
It ...
.
Course
The Cacunduva River is the main tributary of the
Una do Prelado River
The Una do Prelado River () is a river in the state of São Paulo, Brazil.
Course
The Una do Prelado River is the largest in the Juréia-Itatins Ecological Station, a strictly protected area of well-preserved Atlantic Forest created in 1986.
It ...
, the largest in the
Juréia-Itatins Ecological Station
The Jureia-Itatins Ecological Station () is an ecological station (ESEC) in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. It fully protects a well-preserved area of Atlantic Forest and associated ecosystems along the coastal plain and mountains of the south ...
, a strictly protected area of well-preserved
Atlantic Forest created in 1986.
The Una do Prelado rises in the Banhado Grande region to the south-west of the
Serra da Juréia
The Jureia Massif () is an isolated group of mountains on the coast of the state of São Paulo, Brazil. The mountains hold a well-preserved remnant of Atlantic Forest, and are contained in the fully protected Jureia-Itatins Ecological Station.
L ...
, and meanders in a north-east direction parallel to the Atlantic coast for through a low plain between the Serra dos Itatins and the Serra da Juréia.
The Cacunduva is fed by streams from the Serra dos Itatins, flows east and joins the Una do Prelado from the left (north).
See also
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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 ...
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Rivers of São Paulo (state)