Pinheiros River

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Pinheiros River
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Pinheiros River near the São Paulo Jockey Club
Native name Rio Pinheiros
Origin confluence of the Guarapiranga River and the Jurubatuba River, São Paulo city
Mouth Rio Tietê, São Paulo city
Basin countries  Brazil
Location São Paulo city, São Paulo state
Length 25 km (16 mi)

The Pinheiros River (Portuguese: Rio Pinheiros[1]) is a tributary of the Tietê River that runs 25 kilometres (16 mi) through the city of São Paulo, Brazil. Until 1920, the river was known as Jurubatuba. After being channelized its name was changed to Pinheiros. In southern São Paulo the Pinheiros River is impounded in Billings Reservoir.

See also

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