Rio dos Sinos is a river in the state of
Rio Grande do Sul
Rio Grande do Sul (, ; ; "Great River of the South") is a Federative units of Brazil, state in the South Region, Brazil, southern region of Brazil. It is the Federative units of Brazil#List, fifth-most populous state and the List of Brazilian s ...
, southern Brazil. It rises in the hills east of
Caraá ( away from
Porto Alegre
Porto Alegre (, ; , ; ) is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian Federative units of Brazil, state of Rio Grande do Sul. Its population of roughly 1.4 million inhabitants (2022) makes it the List of largest cities in Brazil, 11th-most p ...
) at elevations above and covers a distance of about , flowing into the delta Jacuí in
Canoas
Canoas () is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, forming part of the Greater Porto Alegre area. It is the largest municipality of the metropolitan region of Porto Alegre and the third largest municipality of Rio Grande do ...
, at an elevation of only .
The river basin contains the
São Francisco de Paula National Forest, a sustainable use conservation area created in 1968.
See also
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List of rivers of Rio Grande do Sul
List of rivers in Rio Grande do Sul ( 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 Rio Gr ...
References
Brazilian Ministry of Transport
Rivers of Rio Grande do Sul
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