Vargem do Braço River
River in Brazil
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The Vargem do Braço River (Portuguese: Rio Vargem do Braço, also known as Rio Vargem do Cedro[1] and Rio Pilões[2]) is a river of the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil.
| Vargem do Braço River Vargem do Cedro River Pilões River | |
|---|---|
Scenery in the community of Vargem do Braço near the river mouth. | |
  Location within Brazil | |
| Native name | Rio Vargem do Braço (Portuguese) |
| Location | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | |
• location | Cubatão River, Morro da Pipa, Santa Catarina |
• coordinates | 27°42′23″S 48°42′6″W |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Cubatão River |
Course
The Vargem do Braço River rises in the lushly-forested Serra do Tabuleiro State Park, a 84,130 hectares (207,900 acres) protected area created in 1975.[3] The Serra do Tabuleiro, with altitudes above 1,200 metres (3,900 ft), is the largest mountain in the east-central portion of the state.[4] The river is the main source of water for the greater Florianópolis metropolitan region.[4] The river seems to have flowed north-northwest until quite recently, when a major tectonic event forced it to change its course. It now flows east-northeast to enter the Cubatão River near its mouth on the Atlantic Ocean.[5]