The Macaé River is a river of Rio de Janeiro state in southeastern Brazil that flows into the Atlantic Ocean at the town of Macaé.

Macaé River
Macaé River is located in Brazil
Macaé River
Native nameRio Macaé (Portuguese)
Location
CountryBrazil
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationRio de Janeiro state
Mouth 
 • location
Macaé, Rio de Janeiro
 • coordinates
22°22′26″S 41°46′33″W / 22.374007°S 41.775739°W / -22.374007; -41.775739
 • elevation
0 m (0 ft)

The upper part of the Macaé River basin is protected by the 35,038 hectares (86,580 acres) Macaé de Cima Environmental Protection Area, created in 2001.[1] The river basin also includes part of the União Biological Reserve, home to a population of endangered golden lion tamarin.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ Luiz Dias da Mota Lima (2014), Plano de Manejo da Área de Proteção Ambiental Estadual Macaé de Cima (PDF) (in Portuguese), vol. 1 - Informações Gerais sobre a UC, Rio de Janeiro, p. 20, retrieved 2016-10-11{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ^ Unidade de Conservação: Reserva biológica União (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-05-14