Urucaua River is a river in the state of
Amapá in north-eastern
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 ...
. The area around the
Urucaua River
Urucaua River is a river in the state of Amapá in north-eastern Brazil. The area around the Urucaua River is the ancestral territory of the Palikur. The village of Kumenê
Kumenê (also Ukumene) is a Palikur Amerindian village in the Brazilian ...
is the ancestral territory of the
Palikur
The Palikur are an indigenous people located in the riverine areas of the Brazilian state of Amapá and in French Guiana, particularly in the south-eastern border region, on the north bank of the Oyapock River. The Palikur Nation, or ''naoné'', ...
.
The village of
Kumenê
Kumenê (also Ukumene) is a Palikur Amerindian village in the Brazilian municipality of Oiapoque, Amapá. It is the largest village of the tribe. Kumenê is located on the Urucaua River in the Uaçá Indigenous Territory.
Overview
The area arou ...
is located on the Urucaua River.
See also
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List of rivers of Amapá
List of rivers in Amapá (Brazilian State).
The list is arranged by drainage basin from north to south, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name and ordered from downstream to upstream. All rivers in Amapá drain to t ...
References
Brazilian Ministry of Transport
Rivers of Amapá
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