The Canaticú River ( pt, Rio Canaticú) is a tributary of the
Pará River of the state of
Pará
Pará is a state of Brazil, located in northern Brazil and traversed by the lower Amazon River. It borders the Brazilian states of Amapá, Maranhão, Tocantins, Mato Grosso, Amazonas and Roraima. To the northwest are the borders of Guyana ...
, Brazil.
Course
The river is on the island of
Marajó
Marajó () is a large coastal island in the state of Pará, Brazil. It is the main and largest of the islands in the Marajó Archipelago. Marajó Island is separated from the mainland by Marajó Bay, Pará River, smaller rivers (especially ...
to the northwest of
Belém
Belém (; Portuguese for Bethlehem; initially called Nossa Senhora de Belém do Grão-Pará, in English Our Lady of Bethlehem of Great Pará) often called Belém of Pará, is a Brazilian city, capital and largest city of the state of Pará in t ...
in the delta region where the
Amazon
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* Amazons, a tribe of female warriors in Greek mythology
* Amazon rainforest, a rainforest covering most of the Amazon basin
* Amazon River, in South America
* Amazon (company), an American multinational technolog ...
and
Tocantins rivers empty into the
Atlantic Ocean
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.
It runs through part of the
Terra Grande-Pracuúba Extractive Reserve
The Terra Grande-Pracuúba Extractive Reserve ( pt, Reserva Extrativista Terra Grande-Pracuúba) is an extractive reserve in the state of Pará, Brazil.
Location
The Terra Grande-Pracuúba Extractive Reserve is divided between the municipalities ...
, a sustainable use conservation unit created in 2006.
Access to the Canaticú and the nearby
Pracuúba River is difficult during the summer dry season.
The communities on these rivers have an
açaí palm
The açaí palm (, , from Nheengatu ''asai''), '' Euterpe oleracea,'' is a species of palm tree (Arecaceae) cultivated for its fruit (açaí berries, or simply açaí), hearts of palm (a vegetable), leaves, and trunk wood. Global demand for t ...
crop that ripens in the winter, between seasons in other areas, which therefore commands a high price.
The Canaticú flows south into the Pará River, which connects the Amazon River to the Tocantins River.
See also
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List of rivers of Pará
List of rivers in Pará (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 Pará drain to the A ...
References
Sources
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Rivers of Pará
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