Acari River (Rio de Janeiro)
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| Acari River | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Serra do Gericinó, Rio de Janeiro state |
| Mouth | |
• location | Rio Meriti |
• coordinates | 22°48′9″S 43°19′41″W / 22.80250°S 43.32806°W |
The Acari River is located in Rio de Janeiro state in southeastern Brazil. It is one of the major watercourses of the city of Rio de Janeiro.
The name is of Guarani origin, a corruption of aqûâ-ára-i, meaning "enduring current". It is not related to the Loricariidae Acari fish.
The Acari River rises in the Serra do Gericinó with its mouth on the Rio Meriti which separates the city of Rio from Duque de Caxias. The Acari flows through the city from the extreme west to the zona norte.
It is navigable but as it traverses the territories of three separate criminal gangs it has ceased to be used as a waterway.