The Mucutá River (Portuguese: Rio Mucutá) is a river in the state of Pará, Brazil. It is a tributary of the Piriá River.

Mucutá River
Mucutá River is located in Brazil
Mucutá River
Native nameRio Mucutá (Portuguese)
Location
CountryBrazil
Physical characteristics
Mouth 
 • location
Piriá River
 • coordinates
1°38′43″S 50°01′05″W / 1.645309°S 50.018188°W / -1.645309; -50.018188
Basin features
River systemPiriá River

The river is on the island of Marajó to the northwest of Belém in the delta region where the Amazon and Tocantins rivers empty into the Atlantic Ocean. It runs through part of the 194,868 hectares (481,530 acres) Terra Grande-Pracuúba Extractive Reserve, a sustainable use conservation unit created in 2006.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ Unidade de Conservação: Reserva Extrativista Terra Grande-Pracuúba (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-06-29