List of rivers in Rio de Janeiro ( Brazilian State).

The list is arranged by drainage basin from north to south, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name and ordered from downstream to upstream. All rivers in Rio de Janeiro drain to the Atlantic Ocean.

By Drainage Basin

• Itabapoana River
• Guaxindiba River
• Paraíba do Sul
  • Muriaé River
    • São Domingos River
    • Carangola River
      • Conceição River
  • Do Colégio River
  • Dois Rios River
    • Negro River
    • Grande River
      • Bengala River
  • Pomba River
  • Pirapetinga River
  • Paquequer River
    • São Francisco River
  • Calçado River
  • Paraibuna River
    • Preto River
      • Das Flores River
        • Bonito River
      • São Fernando River
  • Piabanha River
    • Fagundes River
    • Preto River
      • Paquequer River
      • Das Bengalas River
      • Dos Frades River
  • Alegre River
  • Piraí River
  • Cachimbau River
  • Barra Mansa River
  • Bananal River
    • Bocaina River
  • Turvo River
  • Barreiro de Baixo River
  • Pirapetinga River
  • Sesmarias River
  • Campo Belo River
  • Do Salto River
• Pitangueiras River
• Ururaí River
  • Preto River
    • Bela Joana River
  • Do Imbé River
    • Mocotó River
  • Urubu River
• Macabu River
  • Do Meio River
  • Macabuzinho River
  • Santa Catarina River
  • Carucango River
  • Campista River
• Macaé River
  • São Pedro River
  • Sana River
  • Bonito River
  • Das Flores River
• Imboacica River
• São João River
  • Indaiaçu River
    • Aldeia Velha River
  • Capivari River
  • Bacaxá River
• Una River
• Mataruna River
• Regame River
• Ubatiba River
• Guaxindiba River
  • Alcântara River
    • Maria Paula River
      • Pendotiba River
• Caceribu River
  • Porto das Caixas River
    • Da Aldeia River
  • Do Gado River
  • Dos Duques River
  • Bonito River
• Macacu River
  • Soberbo River
  • Guapi-Áçu River
• Magé River
• Iriri River
• Suruí River
• Estrela River
  • Inhomirim River
  • Saracuruna River
  • Imbariê River
• Iguaçu River
  • Sarapuí River
  • Capivari River
  • Botas River
  • Tinguá River
• São João de Meriti River (Meriti River)
  • Acari River
  • Pavuna River
• Jequiá River (on Governador Island)
• Faria Timbó River
• Maracanã River
  • Trapicheiros River
• Carioca River
• Grande River
• Piraquê River
  • Cabuçu River
• Guandu River
  • Piranema River
  • Guandu-Mirim River
  • Queimados River
    • Dos Poços River
      • Santo Antônio River
  • São Pedro River
  • Santana River
  • Ribeirão das Lajes
• Da Guarda River (Itaguaí River)
  • Mazomba River
• Do Saco River
• Japuiba River
• Bracuí River
• Mambucaba River
  • Do Funil River
• Da Barra Grande River
• Perequê-Áçu River
• Dos Meros River
• Pará Mirim River

Alphabetically

References

• Map from Ministry of Transport
• GEOnet Names Server