The Jucu River is a river of Espírito Santo state in eastern Brazil.
| Jucu River | |
|---|---|
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  Jucu River (Brazil) | |
| Native name | Rio Jucu (Portuguese) |
| Location | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Espírito Santo state |
| Mouth | |
• location | Vila Velha. Atlantic ocean |
The estuary of the river is in the Jacarenema Ecological Reserve, a 307 hectares (760 acres) conservation area in the city of Vila Velha. The mangroves of the estuary have suffered from pollution from waste water and garbage washed down from further up the river.[1]
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References edit
- ^ Silva, Diego Galvagne da; Gomes, Juliana Lisboa; Martins, Marcio Lacerda Lopes (November 2006), "Caracterização da vegetação do Manguezal na Reserva Ecológica de Jacarenema, Vila Velha, ES" (PDF), 57º Congresso Nacional de Botânica, archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-06, retrieved 2016-06-05
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