Acarabu Island
Acarabu Island (Portuguese: Ilha Acarabu) is a river island located at the confluence of the rivers Negro and Marié, in the state of Amazonas, Brazil.
Etymology
"Acarabu" is a term of Tupi origin that means "noise of the cará" by the junction of akará (cará) and pu (noise).
References
- ^ "Ilha Acarabu". wikimapia.org (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-05-02.
- ^ "Ilha Acarabu, Brazil - Geographical Names, map, geographic coordinates". www.geographic.org. Retrieved 2023-05-02.
- ^ Navarro, E. A. Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil. São Paulo. Global. 2013. p. 541.