The Piriá River ( pt, Rio Piriá) is a river in the extreme east of 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.
The river rises in the municipality of
Nova Esperança do Piriá, and flows past the municipal seat of Nova Esperança do Piriá.
It flows in a generally northeast direction.
The lower reaches of the river before it enters the Atlantic Ocean are protected by the
Gurupi-Piriá Marine 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 ...
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Sources
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Rivers of Pará
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