The Das Tropas River (Portuguese: Rio das Tropas) is a river of Pará state in north-central Brazil. It is a right tributary of the Tapajós River; the mouth is located on the eastern side of the Tapajós about 200 km (120 mi) after the JuruenaTeles Pires junction.

Das Tropas River
Das Tropas River is located in Brazil
Das Tropas River
Native nameRio das Tropas (Portuguese)
Location
CountryBrazil
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationPará state
Mouth 
 • coordinates
6°07′47″S 57°37′59″W / 6.129809°S 57.633164°W / -6.129809; -57.633164
Basin features
River systemTapajós

The river flows through the Itaituba I National Forest, a 220,639 hectares (545,210 acres) sustainable use conservation area established in 1998.[1] The lower part of the river flows through the Mundurucu Indigenous Territory.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ Unidade de Conservação: Floresta Nacional de Itaituba I (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-05-29
  2. ^ Melo, Juliana; Villanueva, Rosa Elisa (2008), Levantamento Etnoecológico MUNDURUKU Terra Indígena Munduruku (PDF), Brasília: FUNAI – Fundação Nacional do Índio / PPTAL – Projeto Integrado de Proteção às Populações e Terras Indígenas da Amazônia Legal / GTZ – Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zussamenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH, p. 21ff, archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-02-15, retrieved 2017-02-14