Xie River (Brazil)


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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.

Xié River

Xie River (Brazil) is located in Brazil

Xie River (Brazil)

Mouth location in Brazil

Native nameRio Xié (Portuguese)
Location
CountryBrazil
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationSão Gabriel da Cachoeira, Amazonas, Brazil
 • coordinates1°20′53″N 67°32′26″W / 1.347973°N 67.540637°W
Mouth 

 • coordinates

0°55′22″N 67°12′04″W / 0.922874°N 67.201135°W
Basin features
River systemRio Negro

The river flows through the 7,999,000-hectare (19,770,000-acre) Alto Rio Negro Indigenous Territory, created in 1998.[1] The majority of the population of the Xié River are Baré and Werekena people.[2]

  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