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.