The Tavares River or Rio Tavares is a river of Florianopolis

Florianópolis

-Climate:Florianópolis experiences a warm humid subtropical climate, falling just short of a true tropical climate. The seasons of the year are distinct, with a well-defined summer and winter, and characteristic weather for autumn and spring. Frost is infrequent, but occurs occasionally in the winter...

, capital of Santa Catarina

Santa Catarina (state)

Santa Catarina is a state in southern Brazil with one of the highest standards of living in Latin America. Its capital is Florianópolis, which mostly lies on the Santa Catarina Island. Neighbouring states are Rio Grande do Sul to the south and Paraná to the north. It is bounded on the east by...

 state in southeastern Brazil

Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

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Rio Tavares is also the name of a neighborhood in the city which is cut by the river.

Biolife

Part of the Marine Extractive Reserve Pirajubaé since , it holds various species of pink

Penaeus

Penaeus is a genus of prawns, including the giant tiger prawn , the most important species of farmed crustacean worldwide. The genus has been reorganised following a proposition of Pérez Farfante and Kensley based on morphological differences, in particular the genital characteristics of these...

 (Farfantepenaeus brasiliensis) and white

Penaeus

Penaeus is a genus of prawns, including the giant tiger prawn , the most important species of farmed crustacean worldwide. The genus has been reorganised following a proposition of Pérez Farfante and Kensley based on morphological differences, in particular the genital characteristics of these...

 (Litopenaeus schmitti) shrimps in the mangroves

Rhizophora

Rhizophora is a genus of tropical mangrove trees, sometimes collectively called true mangroves. The most notable species is the Red Mangrove but some other species and a few natural hybrids are known. Rhizophora species generally live in intertidal zones which are indundated daily by the ocean...

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The river holds the Brazilian Mullets (Mugil

Mugil

Mugil is one genus among 17 genera containing all together about 80 species of ray-finned fish of the family Mugilidae commonly known as mullet...

 brasiliensis), Silver Mullets (Mugil curema), crabs, catfishes and other species.

The mangroves near Rio Tavares are also used as shelters for several seabirds species and migratory birds.

See also

• List of rivers of Santa Catarina
• (pt) Marine Extractive Reserve of Pirajubaé