Piriá River (Eastern Pará)

For the tributary of the Pará River, see Piriá River (Pará River).
Piriá River
Piriá River (Eastern Pará) (Brazil)
Native name Rio Piriá
Country Brazil
Basin
Main source Nova Esperança do Piriá
2°28′20″S 47°05′08″W / 2.472190°S 47.085569°W / -2.472190; -47.085569 (Primary source of Piriá River)
River mouth Atlantic Ocean
1°01′18″S 46°12′01″W / 1.021749°S 46.200151°W / -1.021749; -46.200151 (Mouth of Piriá River)Coordinates: 1°01′18″S 46°12′01″W / 1.021749°S 46.200151°W / -1.021749; -46.200151 (Mouth of Piriá River)

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

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]

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Notes

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

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