Xie River (Brazil)

Xié River
Mouth location in Brazil
Native name Rio Xié
Country Brazil
Basin features
Main source São Gabriel da Cachoeira, Amazonas, Brazil
1°20′53″N 67°32′26″W / 1.347973°N 67.540637°W / 1.347973; -67.540637
River mouth 0°55′22″N 67°12′04″W / 0.922874°N 67.201135°W / 0.922874; -67.201135Coordinates: 0°55′22″N 67°12′04″W / 0.922874°N 67.201135°W / 0.922874; -67.201135
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 hectares (19,770,000 acres) Alto Rio Negro Indigenous Territory, created in 1998.[1] The majority of the population of the Xié River are Baré and Werekena people.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Terra Indígena Alto Rio Negro", Terras Indígenas no Brasil (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2017-03-04
  2. ↑ "Baré", Povos Indígenas no Brasil (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2017-02-27
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