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tocantins and itacaiúnas rivers — marabá

Where the Itacaiúnas meets the Tocantins, in southeastern Pará. Beaches in the dry season, and fishing for blue peacock bass, cachorra and pescada.

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Marabá was born at the Pontal, where the Itacaiúnas flows into the left bank of the Tocantins and the two rivers form a Y in the middle of the city, about 500 km from Belém. In the Amazonian summer, June to September, the rivers drop and sandy beaches appear, such as Geladinho and Espírito Santo, which the town hall lists among its tourist routes; in the flood season, the Tocantins rises many meters and floods the low areas. Fishing is that of the middle Tocantins: blue and yellow peacock bass in the rocky stretches and eddies, cachorra and bicuda in the current, pescada-do-piauí and pirarara in the pools, apapá hunting in mid-water. The Itacaiúnas is the alternative for those who want to get away from the crowds on the main channel.

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Amazonian summer, June to October, with low water and beaches exposed. Spawning closure (piracema) on the Tocantins from Nov 1 to Feb 28 (INI MPA/MMA 13/2011).

Local rules: Spawning closure (piracema) in the Tocantins and Gurupi basins from Nov 1 to Feb 28 (INI MPA/MMA 13/2011): in rivers, recreational fishing is prohibited; only in reservoirs, with consumption on site. In Pará, recreational anglers may take up to 5 kg plus 1 fish, for personal consumption only; sport fishing is catch and release; and every amateur angler must file the simple declaration on the Semas website (Decreto PA 5.271/2026). The piabanha of the Araguaia-Tocantins (Brycon gouldingi) is a threatened species, with capture prohibited (Portaria GM/MMA 1.667/2026). Check local rules.

getting there: Marabá airport and federal highways crossing the city, such as the BR-230 (Transamazônica). Boats leave from the riverfront and the city's docks.
facilities: Hotels, restaurants, tackle shops and boatmen in town. Seasonal beach facilities in summer.
basin: Tocantins-Araguaia

tip

In the dry season, big blue peacock bass hold on the rocky stretches where the current is weak: heavy mid-water lures, retrieved in short jerks close to the rock, outperform surface lures.

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