Rio dos Sinos explained

Rio dos Sinos
Pushpin Map:Brazil
Source1 Location:Rio Grande do Sul state
Source1 Elevation:695m (2,280feet)
Mouth Location:Canoas
Mouth Coordinates:-29.9344°N -51.2358°W
Mouth Elevation:5m (16feet)
Basin Size:3820km2
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Brazil
Length:190km (120miles)

Rio dos Sinos is a river in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, southern Brazil. It rises in the hills east of Caraá (away from Porto Alegre) at elevations above and covers a distance of about, flowing into the delta Jacuí in Canoas, at an elevation of only .

The river basin contains the São Francisco de Paula National Forest, a 1616ha sustainable use conservation area created in 1968.

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