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Macaé River

Macaé River

River in Brazil

The Macaé River is a river of Rio de Janeiro state in southeastern Brazil that flows into the Atlantic Ocean at the town of Macaé.

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The upper part of the Macaé River basin is protected by the 35,038 hectares (86,580 acres) Macaé de Cima Environmental Protection Area, created in 2001.[1] The river basin also includes part of the União Biological Reserve, home to a population of endangered golden lion tamarin.[2]

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References

  1. [1]
    Luiz Dias da Mota Lima (2014), Plano de Manejo da Área de Proteção Ambiental Estadual Macaé de Cima (PDF) (in Portuguese), vol. 1 - Informações Gerais sobre a UC, Rio de Janeiro, p. 20, retrieved 2016-10-11{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. [2]
    Unidade de Conservação: Reserva biológica União (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-05-14


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