Sucunduri River ( pt, Rio Sucundurí) is a river of
Amazonas state in north-western
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 ...
, one of the main headwaters of the
Canumã River.
Course
The Sucunduri River rises in the
Sucunduri State Park
Sucunduri State Park ( pt, Parque Estadual do Sucunduri) is a state park in the state of Amazonas, Brazil.
Location
The Sucunduri State Park is in the municipality of Apuí, Amazonas.
It has an area of .
The Juruena River forms the eastern b ...
in the municipality of Apuí.
The Monte Cristo rapids on the Sucunduri is an area with great numbers and diversity of animals and birds.
In 2006 it was also the location of an
illegal mining
Illegal mining is mining activity that is undertaken without state permission, in particular in absence of land rights, mining licenses, and exploration or mineral transportation permits.
Illegal mining can be a subsistence activity, as is the c ...
settlement.
The Monte Cristo rapids and the Sucunduri River Falls (''Saltos do Rio Sucunduri'') are well-known attractions.
The river flows through the
Acari National Park created by president
Dilma Rousseff
Dilma Vana Rousseff (; born 14 December 1947) is a Brazilian economist and politician who served as the 36th president of Brazil, holding the position from 2011 until her impeachment and removal from office on 31 August 2016. She is the first ...
in 2016 in the last week before her provisional removal from office.
Part of the river's basin is in the
Juruena National Park
Juruena National Park ( pt, Parque Nacional do Juruena), declared in 2006, is the third largest national park of Brazil. It is located along the Juruena River, in the north of Mato Grosso state and the south of Amazonas state. It forms part of ...
, one of the largest conservation units in Brazil.
The Sucunduri basin occupies 10% of the park.
The
Trans-Amazonian Highway
The Trans-Amazonian Highway (official designation BR-230, official name Rodovia Transamazônica), was introduced on September 27, 1972. It is 4,000 km long, making it the third longest highway in Brazil. It runs through the Amazon forest and ...
crosses the Sucunduri River.
Further north it merges with the
Acari
Mites are small arachnids (eight-legged arthropods). Mites span two large orders of arachnids, the Acariformes and the Parasitiformes, which were historically grouped together in the subclass Acari, but genetic analysis does not show clear evid ...
and the downstream section is known as the
Canumã River.
When treated as a single river, it is known as the Canumã-Sucunduri.
See also
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List of rivers of Amazonas
References
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Rivers of Amazonas (Brazilian state)