The Pacaás Novos River () is a river of

Rondônia Rondônia () is one of the 26 states of Brazil, located in the northern subdivision of the country (central-western part). It is bordered by Acre (state), Acre in the west, Amazonas, Brazil, Amazonas in the north, Mato Grosso in the east, and Bo ...

state in western

Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population ...

. It is a tributary of the

Mamoré River The Mamoré is a large river in Brazil and Bolivia which unites with the Madre de Dios River to form the Madeira, one of the largest tributaries of the Amazon. It rises on the northern slope of the Sierra de Cochabamba, east of the city of Cochaba ...

, which it joins from the right just above

Guajará-Mirim Guajará-Mirim is a municipality in the Brazilian state of Rondônia. It is located at an altitude of 128 meters. Its population was 46,556 (2020) and its area is 24,856 km². Geography Location Guajará-Mirim lies along the Mamoré River, ...

. The Pacaás Novos River rises in the mountains in the west of the

Pacaás Novos National Park Pacaás Novos National Park () is a National park (Brazil), national park in the state of Rondônia, Brazil. The park contains a mountain range by the same name. Location The park is in the Amazon biome. It covers an area of . It was establis ...

and flows west from there through the

Rio Pacaás Novos Extractive Reserve Rio or Río is the Portuguese and Spanish word for "river". The word also exists in Italian, but is largely obsolete and used in a poetical or literary context to mean "stream". Rio, RIO or Río may also refer to: Places United States * Rio, Fl ...

. The Ouro Preto River, a right tributary that flows from the east through the

Rio Ouro Preto Extractive Reserve The Rio Ouro Preto Extractive Reserve () is an extractive reserve in the state of Rondônia, Brazil. Created in 1990, it was one of the first such reserves in Brazil. The residents extract rubber, nuts and other products in the dry season and farm ...

, joins the Pacaás Novos River on the west boundary of the reserve, which is defined by this section of the Pacaás Novos.

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* * Rivers of Rondônia {{Rondônia-river-stub

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