Piriá River (Eastern Pará)

The Piriá River (Portuguese: Rio Piriá) is a river in the extreme east of the state of Pará, Brazil.

For the tributary of the Pará River, see Piriá River (Pará River).
Piriá River
Piriá River (Eastern Pará) is located in Brazil
Piriá River (Eastern Pará)
Native nameRio Piriá (Portuguese)
Location
CountryBrazil
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationNova Esperança do Piriá
 • coordinates2.472190°S 47.085569°W / -2.472190; -47.085569
Mouth 
 • location
Atlantic Ocean
 • coordinates
1.021749°S 46.200151°W / -1.021749; -46.200151

The river rises in the municipality of Nova Esperança do Piriá, and flows past the municipal seat of Nova Esperança do Piriá. It flows in a generally northeast direction. The lower reaches of the river before it enters the Atlantic Ocean are protected by the Gurupi-Piriá Marine Extractive Reserve.[1]

See also

Notes
    1. RESEX Marinha de Gurupi-Piriá – ISA, Informações gerais (mapa).

    Sources
    • RESEX Marinha de Gurupi-Piriá (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-09-12


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