The Sapucaí-Mirim River is a river that flows through the Brazilian states of São Paulo and Minas Gerais . Its source lies within the Mantiqueira Mountains and it discharges into the Sapucaí River .
5-406: The headwaters of the river are protected by the 39,800 hectares (98,000 acres) Sapucaí Mirim Environmental Protection Area , created in 1998. The 180,373 hectares (445,710 acres) Fernão Dias Environmental Protection Area , created in 1997, also protects some of the headwaters. In the state of São Paulo, the river passes by the municipalities of Santo Antônio do Pinhal and São Bento do Sapucaí . In
10-551: A river in Minas Gerais is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Sapuca%C3%AD Mirim Environmental Protection Area The Sapucaí Mirim Environmental Protection Area ( Portuguese : Área de Proteção Ambiental Sapucaí-Mirim ) is an environmental protection area in the state of São Paulo , Brazil. The Sapucaí Mirim Environmental Protection Area is divided between the municipalities of Santo Antônio do Pinhal (34.26%) and São Bento do Sapucaí (65.74%) in
15-545: The state of Minas Gerais, it passes by the municipalities of Sapucaí-Mirim , Gonçalves , Paraisópolis , Conceição dos Ouros , Cachoeira de Minas and Pouso Alegre . Its main tributaries are the Capivari River , Itaim River, Mandu River and the Ribeirão dos Ouros. This article related to a river in the state of São Paulo is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to
20-612: The state of São Paulo. It has an area of 39,800 hectares (98,000 acres). The APA protects part of the Mantiqueira Mountains , an imposing range covered by dense forest in the transition from Atlantic Forest to higher Araucaria forest. It protects the remnants of native vegetation of the region, the associated fauna and the headwaters of the Sapucaí River , which supplies water to 40 municipalities in Minas Gerais . The Sapucaí Mirim Environmental Protection Area
25-593: Was created by state decree 43.285 of 3 July 1998 to protect the portion of the Sapucaí-Mirim River in São Paulo. It forms a continuous area with the Campos do Jordão Environmental Protection Area . The APA was created under an agreement between the governments of São Paulo and Minas Gerais to share environmental management in the border region between the two states. The same agreement covered creation of
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