São João River (Rio de Janeiro)
| São João River | |
|---|---|
  | |
| Native name | Rio São João (Portuguese) |
| Location | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Rio 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 |
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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Unidade de Conservação: Reserva biológica União (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-05-14