Caravelas River | |
Pushpin Map: | Brazil |
Mouth Location: | Barra de Caravelas, Bahia, Brazil |
Mouth Coordinates: | -17.744°N -39.1868°W |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | Brazil |
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.
The river flows through the Cassurubá Extractive Reserve, a sustainable use conservation unit that protects an area of mangroves, river and sea where shellfish are harvested.