The Curuçá River ( pt, Rio Curuçá) is a river in 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, that flows into the north Atlantic Ocean.
Course
The river flows from south to north past the town of
Curuçá, Pará.
It is joined from the left by the Furo Maripanema, an arm of the
Mocajuba River.
The mangroves along the river are protected by the
Mãe Grande de Curuçá Extractive Reserve.
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
Tributaries of the Amazon River
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