Curuçá is a
municipality
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in the
state
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of
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 ...
in the
Northern region of
Brazil
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.
Curuçá was founded in 1775, but only became a city in 1895.
Some of the municipality was split off into separate municipalities in 1939, 1955 and 1991.
The
Curuçá River flows from south to north through the municipality, emptying into the Atlantic Ocean.
The municipality contains the
Mãe Grande de Curuçá Extractive Reserve, created in 2002, which protects the waters and banks of the estuary.
See also
*
List of municipalities in Pará
This is a list of the municipalities in the state of Pará (PA), located in the North Region of Brazil
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References
Municipalities in Pará
Populated coastal places in Pará
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