Xié River | |
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Mouth location in Brazil | |
Native name | Rio Xié (Portuguese) |
Location | |
Country | Brazil |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | São Gabriel da Cachoeira, Amazonas, Brazil |
• coordinates | 1°20′53″N 67°32′26″W / 1.347973°N 67.540637°W / 1.347973; -67.540637 |
Mouth | |
• coordinates | 0°55′22″N 67°12′04″W / 0.922874°N 67.201135°W / 0.922874; -67.201135 |
Basin features | |
River system | Rio Negro |
The Xié River (Portuguese: Rio Xié) is a river of Amazonas state in north-western Brazil. It is a right tributary of the Rio Negro.
The river flows through the 7,999,000-hectare (19,770,000-acre) Alto Rio Negro Indigenous Territory, created in 1998. The majority of the population of the Xié River are Baré and Werekena people.
See also
References
- "Terra Indígena Alto Rio Negro", Terras Indígenas no Brasil (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2017-03-04
- "Baré", Povos Indígenas no Brasil (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2017-02-27
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