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Publication Date
3-19-2009
Description
Boats lined along the wharves of the old section of the port area. Located on the southern bank of the Amazon river, along the Guamá tributary and a little less than 150 kms from the ocean, Belém is considered the gateway to the Amazon river. It is the capital of the state of Pará and today has a population of some 1.2 million inhabitants.Barcos alinhados ao longo do cais da parte velha da área do porto. Localizada na margem sul do Rio Amazonas, ao longo do tributário Guamá e a pouco menos de 150 km do oceano, Belém é considerada a porta para o Rio Amazonas. É a capital do estado do Pará com uma população de cerca de 1.2 milhões de habitantes.
Publisher
Latin American and Iberian Institute / University of New Mexico
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Brazil Slide Series Collection: This article is copyrighted by the Latin American & Iberian Institute (LAII) of the University of New Mexico. Rights permission is for standard academic, non-commercial, use of these materials. Proper citation of this material should include title, author, publisher, date, and URL. Copyright Latin American and Iberian Institute University of New Mexico 1994
Keywords
Brazil: Belem Manaus
