Javaés River

The Javaés River (Portuguese: Rio Javaés or Braço Menor do Rio Araguaia, Javaé: ♂ Bero Biòwa [beˈɾo bɪɔˈwa], ♀ Bèraku Bikòwa [bɛɾaˈku bɪkɔˈwa])^{[1]: 40, 68} is a river of Tocantins state in central Brazil and part of the Tocantins basin. It is a tributary of the Araguaia River. Between the two rivers there is an island called Bananal, the biggest fluvial island in the world.

Javaés River ♂ Bero Biòwa, ♀ Bèraku Bikòwa (Javaé), Braço Menor do Rio Araguaia
Location in Brazil
Native name	Rio Javaés (Portuguese)
Location
Country	Brazil
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Tocantins state
Mouth
• coordinates	9°50′30″S 50°12′18″W
Basin features
River system	Araguaia River

The Javaés River separates the Cantão State Park to the north from the Araguaia National Park to the south.^[2]

See also

• List of rivers of Tocantins

References

1. Nunes, Eduardo S. (2016). Transformações Karajá. Os “antigos” e o “pessoal de hoje” no mundo dos brancos (Ph.D. dissertation). Brasília: Universidade de Brasília.
2. PES do Cantão (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-10-31