Para�ba Do Sul River

Portuguese �Rio Para�ba Do Sul, � river, in eastern Brazil, formed by the junction of the Paraibuna and Paraitinga rivers, east of S�o Paulo, between Mogi das Cruzes and Jacare�. It flows east-northeastward, receiving tributaries from the Serra da Mantiqueira and the Serra do Mar and forming part of the border between Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro states. From its initial elevation of 5,000 ft (1,500 m), the river