| Camará River | |
|---|---|
  | |
| Location | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Mondongo swamps,Marajó |
| Mouth | |
• location | Marajó Bay |
• coordinates | 0°56′38″S48°36′30″W / 0.94389°S 48.60833°W /-0.94389; -48.60833 |
| Length | 55 km (34 mi)[1] |
| Basin size | 751 km2 (290 sq mi)[2] |
| Width | |
| • maximum | 1.7 km (1.1 mi)[2] |
TheCamará River (Portuguese:Rio Camará) is a river ofMarajó, which itself is an island in the mouth of theAmazon. It is located in the statePará in northernBrazil, and forms the border betweenSalvaterra andCachoeira do Arari municipalities.[1]
Its source is to the south-east ofLake Guajará, in the swamp areas calledmondongos that are normally flooded during the wet season. The river is almost straight at the beginning of its course, becoming suddenly very winding closer to its mouth. Numerous lakes line the banks of the river, the largest being around 8 km (5.0 mi) long and 3.5 km (2.2 mi) wide. There are two small islands near the mouth inMarajó Bay, called Croa Grande and Croinha.[1][2]
There are severalquilombos along the Camará River.[3] In an archeological site called Castanheira, ceramics from the Ananatuba phase (c. 1100 – c. 200 BC) ofMarajoara culture were discovered.[4] The river is polluted by chemicals associated with intensive rice cultivation upstream.[5] Near its mouth is a port for ferries toIcoaraci, connecting toBelém.