Rio dos Sinos is a river in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, southern Brazil. It rises in the hills east of Caraá (130 kilometres (81 mi) away from Porto Alegre) at elevations above 600 metres (2,000 ft) and covers a distance of about 190 kilometres (120 mi), flowing into the delta Jacuí in Canoas, at an elevation of only 5 metres (16 ft).
| Rio dos Sinos | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Rio Grande do Sul state |
| • elevation | 695 m (2,280 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Canoas |
• coordinates | 29°56′04″S 51°14′09″W / 29.934444°S 51.235833°W |
• elevation | 5 m (16 ft) |
| Length | 190 km (120 mi) |
| Basin size | 3,820 km2 (1,470 sq mi) |
The river basin contains the São Francisco de Paula National Forest, a 1,616-hectare (3,990-acre) sustainable use conservation area created in 1968.[1]
See also
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edit- ^ Unidade de Conservação: Floresta Nacional de São Francisco de Paula (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-05-31