The Das Tropas River ( pt, Rio das Tropas) is a river 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 ...
state in north-central
Brazil
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. It is a right tributary of the
Tapajós River; the mouth is located on the eastern side of the Tapajós about after the
Juruena–
Teles Pires junction.
The river flows through the
Itaituba I National Forest, a sustainable use conservation area established in 1998.
The lower part of the river flows through the
Mundurucu Indigenous Territory
The Mundurucu Indigenous Territory ( pt, Terra Indígena Mundurucu) is an indigenous territory in the state of Pará, Brazil.
It is occupied by the Apiacá and Munduruku people.
A proposed dam on the Tapajós river is on hold since it would flo ...
.
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
Brazilian Ministry of Transport
Rivers of Pará
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