Guariba River () is a river of the
Mato Grosso
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and
Amazonas states in north-western
Brazil
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. It is a tributary of the
Aripuanã River
Aripuanã River () is a river in the Mato Grosso and Amazonas states in north-western Brazil. It is a tributary of the Madeira River in the Amazon Basin. The town of Novo Aripuanã is located on its banks where it merges into the Madeira River. ...
.
Course
In Mato Grosso the river forms the eastern boundary of the northern half of the
Guariba-Roosevelt Extractive Reserve, a sustainable use unit created in 1996.
It then crosses the border into Amazonas, where it runs through the
Guariba Extractive Reserve
The Guariba Extractive Reserve () is an extractive reserve in the state of Amazonas, Brazil.
Location
The Guariba Extractive Reserve is divided between the municipalities of Novo Aripuanã (28.31%) and Apuí (71.69%) in the state of Amazonas.
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, created in 2005.
Further north it meets the Aripuanã in the region between the
Campos Amazônicos and
Juruena national parks.
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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