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Nhamundá River or Jamundá River (Yamundá River in Spanish) is a river in
northern Brazil The North Region of Brazil ( ) is the largest region of Brazil, accounting for 45.27% of the national territory. It has the second-lowest population of any region in the country, and accounts for a minor percentage of the national GDP. The regio ...
, which marks part of the northeastern boundary between states of Amazonas and
Pará Pará () is a Federative units of Brazil, state of Brazil, located in northern Brazil and traversed by the lower Amazon River. It borders the Brazilian states of Amapá, Maranhão, Tocantins (state), Tocantins, Mato Grosso, Amazonas (Brazilian st ...
. The 300 km long Nhamundá River originates in the plateau '' Serra do Jatapu'' near the division of the Brazilian States of
Roraima Roraima ( ) is one of the 26 states of Brazil. Located in the country's North Region, it is the northernmost and most geographically and logistically isolated state in Brazil. It is bordered by the state of Pará to the southeast, Amazonas t ...
, Amazonas and Pará, and from there it flows in a southeastern direction, forming the natural division between Amazonas and Pará. It then crosses the Nhamundá-Mapuera Reserve (EG033) before joining the
Trombetas River The Trombetas is a large river on the northern side of the Amazon River. Course The Trombetas is long, and is navigable by 500 ton vessels for a stretch of . The Trombetas river gives birth to very many rivers, including the Anamu river. It is ...
near the city of
Oriximiná Oriximiná is the westernmost and second-largest (by territorial area) municipality in the Brazilian state of Pará. It is also the fourth-largest in the country. Geography The city lies on the Trombetas river, northwest of Óbidos. The city ...
. The river, which flows through the Lago Nhamundá, is the last major right-hand affluent of the Trombetas River before the Trombetas joins the Amazon River. The mouth is located about 480 km east (downstream on the Amazon) of
Manaus Manaus () is the List of capitals of subdivisions of Brazil, capital and largest city of the States of Brazil, Brazilian state of Amazonas (Brazilian state), Amazonas. It is the List of largest cities in Brazil, seventh-largest city in Brazil, w ...
. The three towns on the river's lower reaches (
Terra Santa Terra Santa is a municipality in the state of Pará in the Northern region of Brazil. The municipality contains part of the Saracá-Taquera National Forest, a sustainable use conservation unit created in 1989. See also *List of municipalities i ...
, Nhamundá, and Faro) are accessible only by boat.


See also

* List of rivers of Amazonas *
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 ...


References

* Google maps
Fishing on the Nhamunda River
* Medina, Jose Toribio (2007) ''The Discovery Of The Amazon: According To The Account of Friar Gaspar De Carvajal and Other Documents''. Kessinger Publishing LLC * Shoumatoff, Alex, ''In Southern Light'', New York, Simon and Schuster, 1986 Rivers of Amazonas (Brazilian state) Rivers of Pará Tributaries of the Amazon River {{Pará-river-stub