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| CITY TOUR | |
 Daily at 9:00 AM and 2:00 PM Approximate duration: 4 hours Tour starts with a visit to the colorful Ver-O-Peso market, near the docks , where you will find a fascinating display of produces , tropical fruits, fishes , handicrafts and religious items connected with the Macumba cult. These goods are brought to the market every morning by hundreds of boats and canoes. From there you continue to the Basilica Our Lady of Nazareth which dates from the early 20th. Century, with it opulent interior. The tour's last stop is the Emilio Goeldi museum which contains a rich botanical and zoological garden and an exhibit illustrating the flora and fauna of the Amazon, as well as a fine collection of indian pottery. Por note: Museum is closed on Mondays (full day) and Fridays (pm), as well as during some holidays, Special authorization may be granted for groups in these cases. |
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Belém, with around 1,500,000 inhabitants, is the economic
center of the northern region and capital of the mineral rich state of
Pará . One of the rainiest cities in the world, it has a "less wet" season
from July to December. But this is not as bad as it sounds. Rain often comes
and goes quickly and is a brief respite from the equatorial heat. As it
approaches the Atlantic ocean, the Amazon river splits into many branches
and forms countless channels, fluvial islands, and finally two great estuaries.
These estuaries separate Marajó island, "the continent island", from the
mainland. The southern estuary is joined by the mighty Tocantins river.
Belém is 120km from the Atlantic ocean at the point where Guamá river
turns north and becomes the Guajará bay. It is the biggest port on the
Amazon river. From Belém, you set sail for any place that is navigable
on the Amazon and its tributaries. At the Ver O Peso market and port,
there is not much for a tourist to buy . Yet , the display of fruits, vegetables,
plants, animals and fish, not to mention the people , is fascinating.
The most intriguing section is filled with medicinal herbs and roots,
dead snakes and amulets for every possible occasion. The Da Paz theatre,
built in 1878, as well as the Basilica (1909) are samples of the opulent
era of the rubber boom . The Emilio Goeldi museum has three parts : the
zoological-botanical garden, the aquarium and the ethnology museum itself.
The zoo has manatees, jungle cats, alligators ,snakes , monkeys and many
Amazonian birds. The highlight here is the museum founded in 1866.It is
billed as the greatest anthropology collection of Marajoara ceramics (from
Marajó island) in good display, indian artifacts, many stuffed birds and
old photos.