Rio Preto da Eva (''Black River of Eve'' in
Portuguese) is a
municipality
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The term ''municipality' ...
located just east of
Manaus
Manaus () is the List of capitals of subdivisions of Brazil, capital and largest city of the States of Brazil, Brazilian state of Amazonas (Brazilian state), Amazonas. It is the List of largest cities in Brazil, seventh-largest city in Brazil, w ...
in the
Brazil
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ian state of
Amazonas. Its population was 34,106 (2020) and its area is .
Geography
The municipality contains most of the
Biological Dynamics of Forest Fragments Project Area of Relevant Ecological Interest, created in 1985.
The municipality contains the
Rio Urubu State Forest
The Rio Urubu State Forest () is a state forest in the state of Amazonas, Brazil.
Location
The Rio Urubu State Forest is in the municipality of Rio Preto da Eva, Amazonas.
It has an areas of .
The forest is about north of Manaus, east of high ...
, created in 2003.
References
Municipalities in Amazonas (Brazilian state)
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