The Javaés River ( or ''Braço Menor do Rio Araguaia'', Javaé: ♂ ''Bero Biòwa'' eˈɾo bɪɔˈwa ♀ ''Bèraku Bikòwa'' ɛɾaˈku bɪkɔˈwa is a river of

Tocantins Tocantins () is one of the 26 states of Brazil. It is the newest state, formed in 1988 and encompassing what had formerly been the northern two-fifths of the state of Goiás. Tocantins covers and had an estimated population of 1,496,880 in 2014 ...

state in central

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 ...

and part of the

Tocantins basin The Tocantins basin, or Araguaia-Tocantins basin, is a Brazilian river basin, almost entirely located between the 2ºS and 18ºS parallels and the 46ºW and 56ºW meridians. The main rivers in the basin are Tocantins and Araguaia. The basin exten ...

. It is a tributary of the

Araguaia River The Araguaia River ( , Karajá language, Karajá: ♂ ''Berohokỹ'' eɾohoˈkə̃ ♀ ''Bèrakuhukỹ'' ɛɾakuhuˈkə̃ is one of the major rivers of Brazil, and a tributary of the Tocantins River. Geography The Araguaia River comes from ...

. Between the two rivers there is an island called Bananal, the biggest fluvial island in the world. The Javaés River separates the

Cantão State Park The Cantão State Park () is a state park in the state of Tocantins, Brazil. It protects the Cantão wetlands, an area of igapó flooded forest in the ecotone where the Amazon rainforest merges into the cerrado. Location The Cantão State Park i ...

to the north from the

Araguaia National Park The Araguaia National Park (''Parque Nacional do Araguaia'') is a national park located in Tocantins state in the north of Brazil, between 09º51’—11º11’S and 49º57’—50º27’W. Bananal Island, on which the park is located, is believ ...

to the south.

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Rivers of Tocantins {{Tocantins-river-stub

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