[2] In its upper reaches in São Paulo state, the Sapucaí River flows through the 8,341 hectares (20,610 acres) Campos do Jordão State Park, created in 1941.

[3][4] To the north of the park, for a short section, the Sapucaí forms the border between São Paulo and Minas Gerais, before flowing north into Minas Gerais.

It flows through the town of Itajubá, then continues north and is joined from the left by the Sapucaí-Mirim River to the east of Pouso Alegre.

Further north it is joined by the Rio Verde from the right at 21°27′33″S 45°39′54″W / 21.459118°S 45.665075°W / -21.459118; -45.665075, where the combined rivers form one of the arms of the reservoir created by the Furnas Dam.

This article related to a river in Minas Gerais is a stub.