Uaçá River is a river of
Amapá
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state in
Brazil
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. It is a tributary of the
Oiapoque River
The Oyapock or Oiapoque ( ; ; ) is a long river in South America that forms most of the border between the French overseas department of French Guiana and the Brazilian state of Amapá.
Course
The Oyapock runs through the Guianan moist for ...
.
The area is inhabited by the
Galibi Marworno, also called the Uaçá Galibi. They are a mixture of
Galibi
The Kalina, also known as the Caribs or mainland Caribs and by several other names, are an Indigenous peoples of the Americas, Indigenous people native to the northern coastal areas of South America. Today, the Kalina live largely in villages o ...
who fled from
French Guiana
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, and
Aruã who fled from the island
Marajó
Marajó () is a large coastal island in the state of Pará, Brazil. It is the main and largest of the islands in the Marajó Archipelago. Marajó Island is separated from the mainland by Marajó Bay, Pará River, smaller rivers (especially M ...
. In the 1930, the
Indian Protection Service Brazil's Indian Protection Service (''Serviço de Proteção ao Índio'', abbreviated as SPI) was a government agency created to administer indigenous affairs. It was created by President Nilo Peçanha in 1910 in response to pressure from Marshal ...
(SPI) founded the village Santa Maria dos Galibis (now called
Kumarumã
Kumarumã is an Amerindian village of the Galibi Marwono people in the Brazilian municipality of Oiapoque, Amapá. It is the largest village of the tribe. Kumarumã was founded in the 1930s as Santa Maria dos Galibis. Kumarumã is located on an is ...
) for them on in island in the river.
References
Brazilian Ministry of Transport*
Rivers of Amapá
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