Cupari River

Cupari River
Cupari River (Brazil)
Native name Rio Cupari
Country Brazil
Basin
Main source State of Pará
River mouth 3°43′22″S 55°24′15″W / 3.722778°S 55.404167°W / -3.722778; -55.404167Coordinates: 3°43′22″S 55°24′15″W / 3.722778°S 55.404167°W / -3.722778; -55.404167
River system Tapajós

The Cupari River (Portuguese: Rio Cupari) is a river that flows into to the Tapajós in the Amazon rainforest of Brazil. Rio Cupari is in the eastern part of the Amazon River basin.

The river flows through the Itaituba I National Forest, a 220,639 hectares (545,210 acres) sustainable use conservation area established in 1998.[1] Before entering the Tapajós it flows along the south west boundary of the Tapajós National Forest, a 549,067 hectares (1,356,770 acres) sustainable use conservation unit created in 1974.[2]

References

  1. Unidade de Conservação: Floresta Nacional de Itaituba I (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-05-29
  2. Unidade de Conservação: Floresta Nacional do Tapajós (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-05-30


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