The Matupiri River ( pt, Rio Matupiri) 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 ...
.
It is a tributary of the
Igapó-Açu River
Igapó-Açu River ( pt, Rio Igapó-Açu is a river of Amazonas state in north-western Brazil.
It is a left tributary of the Madeira River
The Madeira River ( pt, Rio Madeira, link=no ) is a major waterway in South America. It is estimated to ...
.
Course
The Matupiri River forms in the
Rio Amapá Sustainable Development Reserve
The Rio Amapá Sustainable Development Reserve ( pt, Reserva de Desenvolvimento Sustentável do Rio Amapá is a sustainable development reserve in the state of Amazonas, Brazil.
Location
The Rio Amapá Sustainable Development Reserve is in the ...
where the
Jutaí
Jutaí is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Amazonas. Its population is 13,886 (2020) and its area is 69,552 km², making it the fifth largest municipality in Amazonas by area and the ninth largest in Brazil.
Geography
The mu ...
and
Novo rivers converge.
The Matupiri River runs through the centre of the
Matupiri State Park
Matupiri State Park ( pt, Parque Estadual do Matupiri) is a State park (Brazil), state park in the state of Amazonas (Brazilian state), Amazonas, Brazil.
It protects a rich area of Amazon rainforest and an ecologically important area of woodland s ...
from southwest to northeast, and provides the main way to access the interior of the park.
It then runs through the northwest corner of the
Matupiri Sustainable Development Reserve
The Matupiri Sustainable Development Reserve ( pt, Reserva de Desenvolvimento Sustentável do Matupiri) is a sustainable development reserve in the state of Amazonas, Brazil.
Location
The Matupiri Sustainable Development Reserve is in the munic ...
and then through the Cunhã-Sapucaia Indigenous Territory, within which it enters the Igapó-Açu River.
See also
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List of rivers of Amazonas
References
Rivers of Amazonas (Brazilian state)
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