Acari River ( pt, Rio Acari) is a river of
Amazonas state in north-western
Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...
.
Course
The river flows through the
Acari National Park
Acari National Park ( pt, Parque Nacional do Acari) is a national park in the state of Amazonas, Brazil.
Location
The Acari National Park covers parts of the municipalities of Apuí (11.77%), Borba (59.55%) and Novo Aripuanã (28.68%) in Amaz ...
created by president
Dilma Rousseff
Dilma Vana Rousseff (; born 14 December 1947) is a Brazilian economist and politician who served as the 36th president of Brazil, holding the position from 2011 until her impeachment and removal from office on 31 August 2016. She is the first w ...
in 2016 in the last week before her provisional removal from office.
It defines the eastern boundary of the
Juma Sustainable Development Reserve
The Juma Sustainable Development Reserve ( pt, Reserva de Desenvolvimento Sustentável Juma is a sustainable development reserve in the state of Amazonas, Brazil. It supports sustainable extraction of the forest resources by the traditional popul ...
, created in 2006.
It joins the
Sucunduri River
Sucunduri River ( pt, Rio Sucundurí) is a river of Amazonas state in north-western Brazil, one of the main headwaters of the Canumã River.
Course
The Sucunduri River rises in the Sucunduri State Park in the municipality of Apuí.
The Monte ...
from the left, and the downstream section is known as the
Canumã River
Canumã River ( pt, Rio Canumã) is a river in the Amazonas state in north-western Brazil. It is located east of the Madeira River and runs roughly parallel to it. It flows into the Paraná Urariá shortly before merging into the Madeira River (t ...
.
See also
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List of rivers of Amazonas
References
Sources
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Rivers of Amazonas (Brazilian state)
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