The Rio Preto was declared a "permanently protected river" in 1991 in response to demand from the local community. The Rio Preto State Park, which protects the river's sources, was created by decree 35.611 of 1 June 1994, with an area of 10,755 hectares (26,580 acres).[1]
preto, river, araçuaí, river, tributary, preto, river, portuguese, preto, black, river, river, state, minas, gerais, brazil, tributary, araçuaí, river, preto, riverstretch, upper, rivermouth, location, brazilnative, namerio, preto, portuguese, locationcountryb. The Preto River Portuguese Rio Preto Black River is a river in the state of Minas Gerais Brazil It is a tributary of the Aracuai River Preto RiverStretch of the upper riverMouth location in BrazilNative nameRio Preto Portuguese LocationCountryBrazilPhysical characteristicsSource locationRio Preto State ParkMouth coordinates17 51 10 S 43 14 05 W 17 852673 S 43 234843 W 17 852673 43 234843Basin featuresRiver systemAracuai RiverThe Rio Preto was declared a permanently protected river in 1991 in response to demand from the local community The Rio Preto State Park which protects the river s sources was created by decree 35 611 of 1 June 1994 with an area of 10 755 hectares 26 580 acres 1 See also editList of rivers of Minas GeraisReferences edit Parque Estadual do Rio Preto in Portuguese IEF Instituto Estadual de Florestas retrieved 2017 01 19 This article related to a river in Minas Gerais is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Preto River Aracuai River tributary amp oldid 1139586768, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,