The Vargem do Braço River (Portuguese: Rio Vargem do Braço, also known as Rio Vargem do Cedro[1] and Rio Pilões[2]) is a river of the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil.
Vargem do Braço River Vargem do Cedro River Pilões River | |
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Native name | Rio Vargem do Braço (Portuguese) |
Location | |
Country | Brazil |
Physical characteristics | |
Mouth | |
• location | Cubatão River, Morro da Pipa, Santa Catarina |
• coordinates | 27°42′23″S 48°42′6″W |
Basin features | |
River system | Cubatão River |
The Vargem do Braço River rises in the lushly-forested Serra do Tabuleiro State Park, a 84,130 hectares (207,900 acres) protected area created in 1975.[3] The Serra do Tabuleiro, with altitudes above 1,200 metres (3,900 ft), is the largest mountain in the east-central portion of the state.[4] The river is the main source of water for the greater Florianópolis metropolitan region.[4] The river seems to have flowed NNW until quite recently, when a major tectonic event forced it to change its course. It now flows ENE to enter the Cubatão River near its mouth on the Atlantic Ocean.[5]
O Rio Vargem do Braço, conhecido como Pilões)
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