Curuçá River (Pará)

Curuçá River
Evening in Curuçá bay
Native name Rio Curuçá
Country Brazil
Physical characteristics
Main source State of Pará, Brazil
River mouth Atlantic Ocean
0°34′43″S 47°50′13″W / 0.578701°S 47.836915°W / -0.578701; -47.836915Coordinates: 0°34′43″S 47°50′13″W / 0.578701°S 47.836915°W / -0.578701; -47.836915

The Curuçá River (Portuguese: Rio Curuçá) is a river in the state of Pará, Brazil, that flows into the north Atlantic Ocean.

Course

The river flows from south to north past the town of Curuçá, Pará. It is joined from the left by the Furo Maripanema, an arm of the Mocajuba River. The mangroves along the river are protected by the Mãe Grande de Curuçá Extractive Reserve.[1]

See also

References

  1. ↑ RESEX Marinha Mocapajuba – ISA, Informações gerais (mapa).

Sources

  • RESEX Marinha Mocapajuba (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-09-10


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