Jari River (Purus River)

The Jari River (Portuguese: Rio Jari) is a river in the state of Amazonas, Brazil, a tributary of the Purus River.

Map of Rio Jari, State of Amazonas, Brazil

The basin of the Jari River, an important right tributary of the Purus in its middle course, as well as the natural resources and associated fish, is protected by the Nascentes do Lago Jari National Park, an 812,745 hectares (2,008,340 acres) protected area established in 2008. It then forms the eastern border of the 1,008,167 hectares (2,491,230 acres) Piagaçu-Purus Sustainable Development Reserve, established in 2003.