The Paru River is a northern

tributary A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drainage ...

of the lower

Amazon Amazon most often refers to: * 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 technology c ...

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) ...

state in north-central

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

. The river flows through the Uatuma-Trombetas moist forests ecoregion. Part of the river's basin is in the

Maicuru Biological Reserve The Maicuru Biological Reserve ( pt, Reserva Biológica Maicuru), is a strictly protected biological reserve in the state of Pará, Brazil. It covers of Amazon rainforest. Location The reserve lies between the Maicuru and Jari rivers on the ...

In popular culture

The seventh track of the album ''

Aguas da Amazonia is a 1993–99 musical composition by the American contemporary classical composer Philip Glass. Its first recording was performed by the Brazilian instrumental group Uakti. Originally composed as a dance score for a ballet company of Belo Ho ...

'' is named after the river.

References

Brazilian Ministry of Transport
Rivers of Pará Tributaries of the Amazon River {{Pará-river-stub

In popular culture

See also

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