Xie River (Brazil)

The Xié River (Portuguese: Rio Xié) is a river of Amazonas state in north-western Brazil. It is a right tributary of the Rio Negro.

Xié River
Xie River (Brazil) is located in Brazil
Xie River (Brazil)
Mouth location in Brazil
Native nameRio Xié (Portuguese)
Location
CountryBrazil
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationSão Gabriel da Cachoeira, Amazonas, Brazil
  coordinates1°20′53″N 67°32′26″W
Mouth 
  coordinates
0°55′22″N 67°12′04″W
Basin features
River systemRio Negro

The river flows through the 7,999,000-hectare (19,770,000-acre) Alto Rio Negro Indigenous Territory, created in 1998.[1] The majority of the population of the Xié River are Baré and Werekena people.[2]

See also

References

  1. "Terra Indígena Alto Rio Negro", Terras Indígenas no Brasil (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2017-03-04
  2. "Baré", Povos Indígenas no Brasil (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2017-02-27
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