Pracuúba River

The Pracuúba River is a river of Marajó, which itself is an island in the mouth of the Amazon. It is located in the state Pará in northern Brazil.

Course

The Pracuúba has its source in the central forests on the island Marajó. It flows south-east, touching the municipalities of Muaná, São Sebastião da Boa Vista, Breves and Curralinho. Before entering the Pará River, it is joined by the Marituba River and the Pracuuba-Mirim River, forming an intricate delta with many islands. The main ones are called Ilha do Teso, Tucupi Island, Santo Antônio Island, Coroca Island and Chaves Island. The estuary covers and contains many rubber trees.
The river runs through part of the Terra Grande-Pracuúba Extractive Reserve, a sustainable use conservation unit created in 2006.
Access to the Pracuúba and the nearby Canaticu River is difficult during the summer dry season.
The communities on these rivers have an açaí palm crop that ripens in the winter, between seasons in other areas, which therefore commands a high price.