| Demini River | |
|---|---|
  | |
| Native name | Rio Demini (Portuguese) |
| Location | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | |
• location | Rio Negro |
• coordinates | 0°46′22″S62°56′29″W / 0.772800°S 62.941267°W Coordinates: 0°46′22″S62°56′29″W / 0.772800°S 62.941267°W |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Rio Negro |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Toototobi River |
| • right | Cuieiras River, Araçá River |
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The Demini River rises in the Serra do Aracá State Park, a 1,818,700 hectares (4,494,000 acres) conservation unit created in 1990. It flows southwest through the park, then flows south to join the Rio Negro. [1] The Toototobi River is a tributary of the upper part of the Demini near the headwaters of the Orinoco near the border of Venezuela. The Yanomami índios are native to this area.
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