Caravelas River

The Caravelas River (Portuguese: Rio Caravelas) is a river that enters the Atlantic Ocean in the south of the state of Bahia, Brazil. The community of Caravelas is on the left shore of the river a few kilometres above its mouth.

Caravelas River
Native name	Rio Caravelas (Portuguese)
Location
Country	Brazil
Physical characteristics
Mouth
• location	Barra de Caravelas, Bahia, Brazil
• coordinates	17.743979°S 39.186784°W / -17.743979; -39.186784

The river flows through the Cassurubá Extractive Reserve, a 100,768 hectares (249,000 acres) sustainable use conservation unit that protects an area of mangroves, river and sea where shellfish are harvested.^[1]

See also

• List of rivers of Bahia