Demini River is a river in the Amazon rainforest of the state of Amazonas, Brazil. It is a tributary of the Rio Negro.
| Demini River | |
|---|---|
  | |
| Native name | Rio Demini (Portuguese) |
| Location | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | |
• location | Rio Negro |
• coordinates | 0°46′22″S 62°56′29″W / 0.772800°S 62.941267°W |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Rio Negro |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Toototobi River |
| • right | Cuieiras River, Araçá River |
Course edit
The Demini River rises in the Serra do Aracá State Park, a 1,818,700 hectares (4,494,000 acres) conservation unit created in 1990. It flows southwest through the park, then flows south to join the Rio Negro.[1] The Toototobi River is a tributary of the upper part of the Demini near the headwaters of the Orinoco near the border of Venezuela. The Yanomami índios are native to this area.
References edit
Sources edit
- PES da Serra do Aracá (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-06-23
Further reading edit
- [1] "Engagement of anthropologists in public dialogue with members of study communities", University of Arizona
- [2] Report of the Medical Team of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro on Accusations Contained in Patrick Tierney's Darkness in El Dorado
- [3] When Did the Measles Epidemic Begin among the Yanomami?