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
Caravelas River is located in Brazil
Caravelas River
Native nameRio Caravelas (Portuguese)
Location
CountryBrazil
Physical characteristics
Mouth 
  location
Barra de Caravelas, Bahia, Brazil
  coordinates
17°44′38″S 39°11′12″W / 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]

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References

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  1. RESEX do Cassurubá (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Ambiental, retrieved 2016-06-22{{citation}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)