Demini River

Demini River is a river in the Amazon rainforest of the state of Amazonas, Brazil. It is a tributary of the Rio Negro.

Course

The Demini River rises in the Serra do Aracá State Park, a conservation unit created in 1990. It flows southwest through the park, then flows south to join the Rio Negro. The Toototobi River is a tributary of the upper part of the Demini near the headwaters of the Orinoco near the border of Venezuela. The Yanomami índios are native to this area.

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Further reading

• http://members.aol.com/archaeodog/darkness_in_el_dorado/documents/pdf_files/edtfpr_dialogue.pdf "Engagement of anthropologists in public dialogue with members of study communities", University of Arizona
• http://www.umich.edu/~idpah/SEP/sepmdrpt.html Report of the Medical Team of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro on Accusations Contained in Patrick Tierney's Darkness in El Dorado
• http://www.nku.edu/~humed1/darkness_in_el_dorado/documents/0252.htm When Did the Measles Epidemic Begin among the Yanomami?