Cunani (also Counani) is a district in the Brazilian municipality of Calçoene, in the interior of the state of Amapá.
According to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), its population in 2010 was 940 inhabitants, 516 men and 424 women, with a total of 343 private households.
[2] Between 1886 and 1891, the town of Cunani was the capital of the unrecognised Republic of Independent Guiana,[3] In 1900, the territory was awarded to Brazil.
[2] Not withstanding that fact, Cunani became the capital of the unrecognised Free State of Counani between 1901 and 1904.
[4] In the 20th century, Brazilian migrants settled in Cunani, and the economy of the village was mainly based on fur trade, fishing and supplying the garimpeiro (illegal gold prospectors) who were active in the area.