| Rio Cágado | |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | Brazil |
| Subdivision Type2: | state |
| Subdivision Name2: | Minas Gerais |
| Length Km: | 101 |
| Source1 Location: | Serra da Mantiqueira, MG, Brazil |
| Mouth Location: | Rio Paraibuna, MG, Brazil |
| Mouth Coordinates: | -22.0289°N -43.1317°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 290m (950feet) |
The Cágado (Turtle) is a river in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. It is a left bank tributary of the Rio Paraibuna and thus a sub-tributary of the Paraiba do Sul. It is 101km (63miles) long and drains an area of 1082km2.
The river rises in the Serra da Mantiqueira in the town of Chácara and passes between Bicas and Juiz de Fora through to Pequeri, Guarará and Mar de Espanha to its mouth on the Rio Paraibuna between the cities of Santana do Deserto and Chiador.