The Piriá River (Portuguese: Rio Piriá) is a river in the extreme east of the state of Pará, Brazil.

Piriá River
Native name	Rio Piriá  (Portuguese)
Location
Country	Brazil
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Nova Esperança do Piriá
• coordinates	2.472190°S 47.085569°W / -2.472190; -47.085569
Mouth
• location	Atlantic Ocean
• coordinates	1.021749°S 46.200151°W / -1.021749; -46.200151

The river rises in the municipality of Nova Esperança do Piriá, and flows past the municipal seat of Nova Esperança do Piriá. It flows in a generally northeast direction. The lower reaches of the river before it enters the Atlantic Ocean are protected by the Gurupi-Piriá Marine Extractive Reserve.[1]

See also

• List of rivers of Pará

Notes

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