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Terra Grande-Pracuúba Extractive Reserve
The Terra Grande-Pracuúba Extractive Reserve () is an extractive reserve in the state of Pará, Brazil. Location The Terra Grande-Pracuúba Extractive Reserve is divided between the municipalities of São Sebastião da Boa Vista (35.42%) and Curralinho (64.58%), both in the state of Pará. It 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 is contained within the Marajó Archipelago Environmental Protection Area. It adjoins the Mapuá Extractive Reserve to the west. It has an area of . The reserve is just over 95% covered by dense rainforest, 3% by savanna and 2% by pioneer formations. The main rivers are the Guajará, Piriá, Mucutá, Mutuacá, Canaticú and Pracuúba. Access to the Canaticú and Pracuúba is difficult during the summer dry season. History The Terra Grande-Pracuúba Extractive Reserve was created by presidential decree on 5 June 2006. It is administered by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curralinho
Curralinho is a Brazilian Municipalities of Brazil, municipality located in the state of Pará. Its population as of 2020 is estimated to be 34,994 people. The area of the municipality is 3.617,240 km2. The city belongs to the mesoregion Marajó and to the microregion of ''Furos de Breves''. Geography The municipality is on the island of Marajó to the northwest of Belém in the delta region where the Amazon River, Amazon and Tocantins River, Tocantins rivers empty into the Atlantic Ocean. It contains part of the Terra Grande-Pracuúba Extractive Reserve, a sustainable use conservation unit created in 2006. It is contained within the Marajó Archipelago Environmental Protection Area, a sustainable use conservation unit established in 1989 to protect the environment of the delta region. See also * List of municipalities in Pará References Municipalities in Pará {{Pará-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |