Paddling near Pedra Branca do Amapari, Amapá

Pedra Branca do Amapari sits in the midwest of Amapá state, a sparsely populated municipality laced with rivers, streams, and igarapés. The Rio Amapari and its tributaries — the Mururé, Tucumpi, and Rio Cupixi — thread through the municipality, while the Rio Araguari lies to the southwest. The area also borders a portion of the Rio Iratapuru Sustainable Development Reserve, placing paddlers within reach of some of the most intact Amazonian forest in the state.