Vale do Ribeira | |
|---|---|
Region | |
 Mar Pequeno | |
  Vale do Ribeira Location in Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 24°36′32″S 47°47′49″W / 24.609°S 47.797°W | |
| Country | Brazil |
| State | São Paulo, Paraná |
| Area | |
| • Total | 28,306.66 km2 (10,929.26 sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-03:00 (BRT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-02:00 (BRST) |
Vale do Ribeira is a region in the south of the state of São Paulo and the northeast of the state of Paraná, Brazil. It contains a large part of the Ribeira de Iguape River valley, from which it takes its name, as well as the coastal Iguape-Cananéia-Paranaguá estuary lagoon complex. The region is environmentally rich, with large areas of well-preserved Atlantic Forest, but economically poor.