Parauapebas River
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| Parauapebas River | |
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  Mouth location in Brazil | |
| Native name | Rio Parauapebas (Portuguese) |
| Location | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Pará state |
| Mouth | |
• coordinates | 5°35′53″S 49°43′42″W / 5.598093°S 49.728443°W |
The Parauapebas River is a river of Pará state in north-central Brazil. It is a tributary of the Itacaiúnas River, which in turn is a tributary of the Tocantins River.
The Parauapebas River is a blackwater river. Its basin is in the Xingu–Tocantins–Araguaia moist forests ecoregion.[1]