Mataurá River ( pt, Rio Mataurá) is a river of
Amazonas state in north-western
Brazil
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. It is a
tributary
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of the
Madeira River
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, and merges into this river roughly halfway between the towns of
Manicoré and
Novo Aripuanã
Novo Aripuanã is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Amazonas.
History
The region was originally inhabited by the Toras, Barés, Muras, Urupás, Araras and other indigenous peoples.
The first records of European penetration to th ...
.
See also
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List of rivers of Amazonas
References
Brazilian Ministry of Transport
Rivers of Amazonas (Brazilian state)
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