| Caravelas River | |
|---|---|
| Native name | Rio Caravelas |
| Country | Brazil |
| Basin features | |
| River mouth | Barra de Caravelas, Bahia, Brazil 17°44′38″S 39°11′12″W / 17.743979°S 39.186784°WCoordinates: 17°44′38″S 39°11′12″W / 17.743979°S 39.186784°W |
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 100,768 hectares (249,000 acres) sustainable use conservation unit that protects an area of mangroves, river and sea where shellfish are harvested.