Rio do Peixe (Paraná River tributary)

TheRio do Peixeis a river ofSão Paulostate in southeasternBrazil.It is a left tributary of theParaná River.

Rio do Peixe
Location
Country	Brazil
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	São Paulostate
Mouth
• coordinates	21.568°S 51.916°W/-21.568; -51.916
Basin features
River system	Paraná River

The 7,720 hectares (19,100 acres)Rio do Peixe State Park,created in 2002, protects the margins of the Rio do Peixe in a region near its mouth where it meanders throughvárzeainterspersed with permanent or temporary lagoons. Due to its similarity with thePantanal,this section of the Rio do Peixe is sometimes called the "São Paulo Pantanal". The park is known for itsmarsh deer(Blastocerus dichotomus), the largest deer in South America at up to 2 metres (6 ft 7 in) in length, which is found in marshes with high vegetation from southern Peru and Brazil to Uruguay.

See also

• List of rivers of São Paulo