The Macaé River is a river of

Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the Rio de Janeiro (state), state of the same name, Brazil's List of Brazilian states by population, third-most populous state, and the List of largest citi ...

state in southeastern

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 ...

that flows into the Atlantic Ocean at the town of

Macaé Macaé () is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro, 180 km northeast of the state capital. It is the birthplace of the 13th president of Brazil, Washington Luís. Location Macaé is generally considered to be ...

. The upper part of the Macaé River basin is protected by the

Macaé de Cima Environmental Protection Area The Macaé de Cima Environmental Protection Area ( pt, Área de Proteção Ambiental Estadual Macaé de Cima) is a state-level environmental protection area in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It protects an area of Atlantic Forest in the Se ...

, created in 2001. The river basin also includes part of the

União Biological Reserve União Biological Reserve ( pt, Reserva biológica União ) is a strictly protected biological reserve in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is home to a population of endangered golden lion tamarin. Location The União Biological Reserve co ...

, home to a population of endangered

golden lion tamarin The golden lion tamarin (''Leontopithecus rosalia'', pt, mico-leão-dourado , ), also known as the golden marmoset, is a small New World monkey of the family Callitrichidae. Native to the Atlantic coastal forests of Brazil, the golden lion t ...

References

Brazilian Ministry of Transport
Rivers of Rio de Janeiro (state) {{RiodeJaneiro-river-stub

See also

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