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Javaés River

Coordinates: 9°50′30″S 50°12′18″W / 9.841650°S 50.205082°W / -9.841650; -50.205082
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Javaés River
Bero Biòwa, ♀ Bèraku Bikòwa (Javaé), Braço Menor do Rio Araguaia
Javaés River is located in Brazil
Javaés River
Location in Brazil
Native nameRio Javaés (Portuguese)
Location
CountryBrazil
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationTocantins state
Mouth 
 • coordinates
9°50′30″S 50°12′18″W / 9.841650°S 50.205082°W / -9.841650; -50.205082
Basin features
River systemAraguaia River

The Javaés River (Portuguese: Rio Javaés or Braço Menor do Rio Araguaia, Javaé: ♂ Bero Biòwa [beˈɾo bɪɔˈwa], ♀ Bèraku Bikòwa [bɛɾaˈku bɪkɔˈwa])[1]: 40, 68  is a river of Tocantins state in central Brazil and part of the Tocantins basin. It is a tributary of the Araguaia River. Between the two rivers there is an island called Bananal, the biggest fluvial island in the world.

The Javaés River separates the Cantão State Park to the north from the Araguaia National Park to the south.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ Nunes, Eduardo S. (2016). Transformações Karajá. Os “antigos” e o “pessoal de hoje” no mundo dos brancos (Ph.D. dissertation). Brasília: Universidade de Brasília.
  2. ^ PES do Cantão (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-10-31