The Calçado River (Portuguese: Rio Calçado) is a river of Rio de Janeiro state in southeastern Brazil, South America. It is a tributary of the Paraíba do Sul.
| Calçado River | |
|---|---|
  | |
| Native name | Rio Calçado (Portuguese) |
| Location | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Rio de Janeiro state |
| Mouth | |
• location | Três Rios, Rio de Janeiro |
• coordinates | 22°05′42″S 43°04′35″W / 22.094908°S 43.076252°W |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Paraíba do Sul |
In its upper reaches the Calçado River forms the boundary of the Pedra das Flores Natural Monument in the municipality of São José do Vale do Rio Preto.[1]
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edit- ^ Fabiano Rodrigues de Souza (3 October 2009), Monumento Natural Pedra das Flores sofre com as queimadas (in Portuguese), retrieved 2016-10-06