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Sucupira River
The Sucupira River () is a river in the state of Pará, Brazil. It is a left tributary of the Araguaia River. The Sucupira River rises in the Serra das Andorinhas within the Serra dos Martírios/Andorinhas State Park, created in 1996. It flows southeast through the center of the park and the São Geraldo do Araguaia Environmental Protection Area to join the Araguaia from the left. See also *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 Rivers of Pará {{Pará-river-stub ...
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Araguaia River
The Araguaia River ( pt, Rio Araguaia , Karajá: ♂ ''Berohokỹ'' eɾohoˈkə̃ ♀ ''Bèrakuhukỹ'' ɛɾakuhuˈkə̃ is one of the major rivers of Brazil though it is almost equal in volume at its confluence with the Tocantins. It has a total length of approximately 2,627 km. Geography The Araguaia River comes from Goiás-Mato Grosso south borders. From there it flows northeast to a junction with the Tocantins near the town of São João. Along its course, the river forms the border between the states of Goiás, Mato Grosso, Tocantins and Pará. Roughly in the middle of its course the Araguaia splits into two forks (with the western one retaining the name Araguaia and the eastern one being called the Javaés River). These later reunite, forming the Ilha do Bananal, the world's largest river island. The vein of the Javaés forms a broad inland where it pours back into the main Araguaia, a 100,000 hectare expanse of igapós or flooded forest, blackwater river channels ...
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São Geraldo Do Araguaia
São Geraldo do Araguaia is a municipality in the state of Pará in the Northern region of Brazil. The municipality contains the Serra dos Martírios/Andorinhas State Park, created in 1996. It contains the São Geraldo do Araguaia Environmental Protection Area The São Geraldo do Araguaia Environmental Protection Area ( pt, Área de Proteção Ambiental de São Geraldo do Araguaia) is an environmental protection area in the state of Pará, Brazil. The original vegetation was dense rainforest, but it is ..., created at the same time. See also * List of municipalities in Pará References Municipalities in Pará {{Pará-geo-stub ...
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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 and the seventh most populous. Its capital is Brasília, and its most populous city is São Paulo. The federation is composed of the union of the 26 states and the Federal District. It is the largest country to have Portuguese as an official language and the only one in the Americas; one of the most multicultural and ethnically diverse nations, due to over a century of mass immigration from around the world; and the most populous Roman Catholic-majority country. Bounded by the Atlantic Ocean on the east, Brazil has a coastline of . It borders all other countries and territories in South America except Ecuador and Chile and covers roughly half of the continent's land area. Its Amazon basin includes a vast tropical forest, ho ...
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Pará
Pará is a state of Brazil, located in northern Brazil and traversed by the lower Amazon River. It borders the Brazilian states of Amapá, Maranhão, Tocantins, Mato Grosso, Amazonas and Roraima. To the northwest are the borders of Guyana and Suriname, to the northeast of Pará is the Atlantic Ocean. The capital and largest city is Belém, which is located at the mouth of the Amazon. The state, which is home to 4.1% of the Brazilian population, is responsible for just 2.2% of the Brazilian GDP. Pará is the most populous state of the North Region, with a population of over 8.6 million, being the ninth-most populous state in Brazil. It is the second-largest state of Brazil in area, at , second only to Amazonas upriver. Its most famous icons are the Amazon River and the Amazon Rainforest. Pará produces rubber (extracted from natural rubber tree groves), cassava, açaí, pineapple, cocoa, black pepper, coconut, banana, tropical hardwoods such as mahogany, and minerals ...
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Serra Dos Martírios/Andorinhas State Park
The Serra dos Martírios/Andorinhas State Park ( pt, Parque Estadual Serra dos Martírios/Andorinhas) is a state park in the state of Pará, Brazil. It protects a mountainous region of forests in the transition between the Amazon rainforest and cerrado biomes, beside the Araguaia River. The park contains caves that hold ancient rock carvings and paintings. Some of the caves are endangered by tourists or by local people who camp in them while they perform the annual Festival of the Divine Holy Spirit. Location The Serra dos Martírios/Andorinhas State Park is in the municipality of São Geraldo do Araguaia in the state of Pará. It has an area of . The park is surrounded by São Geraldo do Araguaia Environmental Protection Area, also established in 1996. The Serra das Andorinhas contains a steep fault escarpment with drops of . The Serra dos Martírios is the local name for an extension of the Serra das Andorinhas. The Araguaia River to the southeast and east of the park forms t ...
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São Geraldo Do Araguaia Environmental Protection Area
The São Geraldo do Araguaia Environmental Protection Area ( pt, Área de Proteção Ambiental de São Geraldo do Araguaia) is an environmental protection area in the state of Pará, Brazil. The original vegetation was dense rainforest, but it is now mostly used for cattle ranching. Visitor attractions include waterfalls and prehistoric rock carvings. Location The São Geraldo do Araguaia Environmental Protection Area (APA) is in the municipality of São Geraldo do Araguaia, Pará. It has an area of . The APA forms part of the buffer zone of the Serra dos Martírios/Andorinhas State Park as defined in the state park's management plan of 2006. The APA surrounds the state park on the left (west) bank of the Araguaia River. It is opposite the Lago de Santa Isabel Environmental Protection Area on the right (east) bank. Vegetation is dense rainforest. History The region of the present APA was the base of the Araguaia Guerrilla, an armed left-wing movement, during the military reg ...
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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 Atlantic Ocean, the majority of the state is in the Amazon Basin. By Drainage Basin * Amazon River ** Cajari River ** Anajás River *** Cururu River *** Moções River ** Jacaré River *** Aramá River **** Mapuá River *** Furo do Tajapuru (connects to Pará River) **** Da Laguna River (Pauxis River) *** De Breves River (connects to Pará River) ** Baquiá Preto River ** Jari River *** Carecuru River *** Ipitinga River ** Xingu River *** Jaraucu River *** Acarai River *** Tucurui River *** Bacajá River *** Bacajaí River *** Itata River *** Iriri River **** Novo River **** Carajarí River **** Curuá River ***** Baú River ***** Curuaés River **** Catete River **** Xinxim River **** Chiché River **** Iriri Nov ...
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