Parauari River is a tributary of the

Maués Açu River Maués Açu River ( pt, Rio Maués Açu, links=no) is a river of the northwest Brazilian state of Amazonas. The upper course of the river is known as Parauari River. It is located east of the Madeira River and south of the Amazon River. It is co ...

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 lies about 300 km southeast of Manaus, the capital. The river flows through the eastern part of the

Alto Maués Ecological Station Alto Maués Ecological Station ( pt, Estação Ecológica Alto Maués) is an ecological station, a fully protected area, in the state of Amazonas, Brazil. It contains about of Amazon rainforest. Location The Alto Maués Ecological Station is i ...

. It combines with the

Amanã River Amanã River is a river of Amazonas and Pará states in north-western Brazil. The Amanã River flows through the Alto Maués Ecological Station. It joins the Parauari River to form the Maués Açu River. See also * List of rivers of Amazonas ...

to form the

References

Brazilian Ministry of Transport
Rivers of Amazonas (Brazilian state) {{AmazonasBR-river-stub