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São Paulo

1. Rio Paraibuna de São Paulo

Location:    São Luis de Paraitinga (220 km from SP), Serra do Mar

Character:  Long flat streches with steep drops and waterfalls up to  Class VI

LandscapeP P P P P

Water:       Color: J Quality: J

Expedition: Q Q Q Q Q

2. Rio do Peixe 

Location:     Socorro (120 km from SP), Serra da Mantiqueira

Character:   Creek up to Class IV+ 

LandscapeP P P P P

Water:        Color: L Quality: J

Expedition: Q Q Q Q Q                 

3. Rio Juquiá

Location:     Juquitiba (80 km from SP)

Character:   Long flat streches with short rapids up to  Class II- (III)

LandscapeP P P P P

Water:        Color: K Quality: K

Expedition: Q Q Q Q Q

4. Rio Jacaré Pepira

Location:    Brotas (250 km from SP)

Character:  Small river, up to Class III with short streches of flat water

LandscapeP P P P P

Water:        Color: L Quality: K

Expedition: Q Q Q Q Q

5. Rio Paranapanema

Location:     Pirajú (340 km from SP)

Character:   Large, volume, beginning up to III- (X)!, later flat with some rapids up to Class II

LandscapeP P P P P

Water:        Color: J Quality: L

Expedition: Q Q Q Q Q

6. Rio Tieté

Location:     Pirapora de Bom Jesus (50 km from SP)

Character:   incredible, devine, up to 5 m high clouds of foam give you the impression to be in

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LandscapeP P P P P

Water:        Color: D Quality: N

Expedition: for shure the last one... 

 

 

River descriptions

Bahia

Espirito Santo

Minas Gerais

Rio de Janeiro

São Paulo

Paraná

Santa Catarina

Rio Grande do Sul