Cururu River (Tapajós River tributary)
| Cururu River | |
|---|---|
Waro Apompu: Munduruku village on the Cururu | |
| Native name | Rio Cururu (Portuguese) |
| Location | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Pará state |
| Mouth | |
• coordinates | 7°13′38″S 58°08′00″W / 7.227222°S 58.133333°W |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Tapajós |
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The Cururu River is a river of Pará state in north-central Brazil. It is a right tributary of the Tapajós; the mouth is located on the eastern side of the Tapajós about 15 km (9.3 mi) north of the Juruena–Teles Pires junction.
The river flows through the Itaituba I National Forest, a 220,639 hectares (545,210 acres) sustainable use conservation area established in 1998. The lower part of the river flows through the Mundurucu Indigenous Territory.