The Pracuúba River ( pt, Rio Pracuúba) is a river of the state of
Pará, Brazil.
Course
The river is on the island of
Marajó to the northwest of
Belém in the delta region where the
Amazon and
Tocantins rivers empty into the
Atlantic Ocean.
It runs through part of the
Terra Grande-Pracuúba Extractive Reserve
The Terra Grande-Pracuúba Extractive Reserve ( pt, Reserva Extrativista Terra Grande-Pracuúba) is an extractive reserve in the state of Pará, Brazil.
Location
The Terra Grande-Pracuúba Extractive Reserve is divided between the municipalities ...
, a sustainable use conservation unit created in 2006.
Access to the Pracuúba and the nearby
Canaticú River is difficult during the summer dry season.
The communities on these rivers have an
açaí palm crop that ripens in the winter, between seasons in other areas, which therefore commands a high price.
See also
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List of rivers of Pará
References
Sources
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Rivers of Pará
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