Jatuarana River is a river of
Amazonas state in north-western
Brazil
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, a tributary of the
Manicoré River
Manicoré River () is a river of Amazonas state in north-western Brazil. It is a tributary
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.
The river flows through the
Manicoré Biological Reserve, created by decree in May 2016 in the week before the provisional removal of president
Dilma Rousseff
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.
The reserve was created in part to preserve the biodiversity of the Jatuarana.
See also
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List of rivers of Amazonas
References
Rivers of Amazonas (Brazilian state)
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