The Paracauari River ( pt, Rio Paracauari) is a river 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 ...
in the state of
Pará
Pará is a Federative units of Brazil, state of Brazil, located in northern Brazil and traversed by the lower Amazon River. It borders the Brazilian states of Amapá, Maranhão, Tocantins (state), Tocantins, Mato Grosso, Amazonas (Brazilian state) ...
, Brazil.
It discharges into the
Marajó Bay
The Marajó Bay, or Marajoara gulf and Amazon gulf, is an recessed body of water of the Brazilian coast located in the state of Pará. It is roughly in size, and is a receptacle for the waters of the Pará River distributary channel, the waters ...
at the mouth of the
Tocantins River
The Tocantins River ( pt, Rio Tocantins, link=no , , Parkatêjê dialect, Parkatêjê: ''Pyti'' ɨˈti is a river in Brazil, the central fluvial artery of the country. In the Tupi language, its name means "toucan's beak" (''Tukã'' for "toucan ...
Course
The Paracauari rises in the northeast part of 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 ...
.
The north arm of the river is protected by the
Soure Marine Extractive Reserve
The Soure Marine Extractive Reserve ( pt, Reserva Extrativista Marinha de Soure) is an extractive reserve in the state of Pará, Brazil.
Location
The Soure Marine Extractive Reserve is in the municipality of Soure, Pará, on Marajó island and is ...
, a sustainable use conservation area created in 2001 that protects the coastal mangroves to the north of the Soure municipal seat and the mangroves along the north bank of the Paracauari River and its left (north) tributary the
Saco River.
The Paracauari flows into Marajó Bay, the mouth of the
Tocantins River
The Tocantins River ( pt, Rio Tocantins, link=no , , Parkatêjê dialect, Parkatêjê: ''Pyti'' ɨˈti is a river in Brazil, the central fluvial artery of the country. In the Tupi language, its name means "toucan's beak" (''Tukã'' for "toucan ...
, at
Soure, Pará
Soure is a Brazilian municipality located in the northern state of Pará, on the island of Marajó, which is located in the Amazon River at its mouth. Its population as of 2020 is estimated to be 25,565 people. The area of the municipality is 3,51 ...
.
See also
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List of rivers of Pará
References
Rivers of Pará
Tributaries of the Amazon River
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