Jaraucu River

Jaraucu River
Jaraucu River (Brazil)
Native name Rio Jaraucu
Country Brazil
Basin
Main source Pará state
River mouth Xingu River
1°49′23″S 52°14′56″W / 1.823056°S 52.248889°W / -1.823056; -52.248889 (Mouth of Jaraucu River)Coordinates: 1°49′23″S 52°14′56″W / 1.823056°S 52.248889°W / -1.823056; -52.248889 (Mouth of Jaraucu River)
River system Xingu River

The Jaraucu River is a river of Pará state in north-central Brazil, a tributary of the Xingu River.

The river runs through the 1,288,720 hectares (3,184,500 acres) Verde para Sempre Extractive Reserve, a sustainable use conservation unit created in 2004, before discharging into the Xingu.[1]

See also

References

  1. ↑ RESEX Verde para Sempre (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-06-06


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