The Antimary River ( pt, Rio Antimary), also called the Antimari River, is a river that flows through the states of
Acre
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and
Amazonas in Brazil.
It is a tributary of the
Acre River
The Acre River (called Aquiry in the local Iñapari language; locally, ''Rio Acre'') is a long river in central South America.
Course
The river is born in Peru, and runs North-Eastwards, forming part of the border between Peru and Brazil and the ...
.
Course
The Antimary River rises in central Acre and flows in a northeast direction to join the Acre River in Amazonas.
The river flows through the
Antimary State Forest
The Antimary State Forest ( pt, Floresta Estadual do Antimary) is a state forest in the state of Acre, Brazil.
It was the first state forest in Acre, established with the goal of understanding and implementing sustainable forest exploitation, inclu ...
in Acre, a sustainable use conservation unit created in 1997.
In the rainy season it is the only transport route for families living in the state forest, used for carrying Brazil nuts, rubber and cassava flour.
The Antimary River is first mentioned in a 1907 letter by
José Plácido de Castro
José Plácido de Castro (9 September 1873 – 11 August 1908) was a Brazilian soldier, surveyor, rubber producer and politician who led the armed revolt during the Acre War of 1902–3, when the Republic of Acre broke away from Bolivia. He was t ...
on navigation of the
Acre River
The Acre River (called Aquiry in the local Iñapari language; locally, ''Rio Acre'') is a long river in central South America.
Course
The river is born in Peru, and runs North-Eastwards, forming part of the border between Peru and Brazil and the ...
.
He described the main geographical points of the Antimary, a tributary of the Acre.
He noted that there were several shacks on the river banks, indicating the presence of rubber tappers.
In 2006 some fishermen caught a ''
pirarucu
The arapaima, pirarucu, or paiche is any large species of bonytongue in the genus ''Arapaima'' native to the Amazon and Essequibo basins of South America. ''Arapaima'' is the type genus of the subfamily Arapaiminae within the family Osteoglossi ...
'' long.
The fish is now extremely rare in Acre.
In 2012 the government said it has authorised a company to clear obstacles from of the river.
See also
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List of rivers of Acre
List of rivers in Acre (Brazilian State).
The list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name and ordered from downstream to upstream. Acre is located entirely within the Amazon Basin.
By ...
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