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The Matupiri River () is a river of Amazonas state in north-western
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. It is a tributary of the Igapó-Açu River.


Course

The Matupiri River forms in the
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where the
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and Novo rivers converge. The Matupiri River runs through the centre of the
Matupiri State Park Matupiri State Park () is a state park in the state of Amazonas, Brazil. It protects a rich area of Amazon rainforest and an ecologically important area of woodland savanna along the Matupiri River. Unusually for a state park, it includes an "in ...
from southwest to northeast, and provides the main way to access the interior of the park. It then runs through the northwest corner of the
Matupiri Sustainable Development Reserve The Matupiri Sustainable Development Reserve () is a sustainable development reserve in the state of Amazonas, Brazil. Location The Matupiri Sustainable Development Reserve is in the municipality of Borba, Amazonas. It has an area of . The res ...
and then through the Cunhã-Sapucaia Indigenous Territory, within which it enters the Igapó-Açu River.


See also

* List of rivers of Amazonas


References

Rivers of Amazonas (Brazilian state) {{AmazonasBR-river-stub