Has regular international flights linking Belém to Cayenne, Georgetown, Paramaribo, Lisbon and Miami, and many direct domestic flights linking Belém to Brasilia, Fortaleza, Manaus, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo and Macapá. However, due to its relative isolation, travel times can be quite lengthy (Example 27 hours to Fortaleza) - especially from the south. It is possible to travel by air-conditioned coach to Belém from most major points in Brazil.
Huge bus terminal a few kilometers east of the center. It is useful to bring an umbrella with you to protect from the sun and rain. With a sunny and humid tropical climate, be prepared to change your clothes frequently and be well hydrated. During those months, it can rain for several hours. However, between December and May, is when most of the rain falls in Belém.
It can rain all year round, usually in the form of sudden and rapid thunderstorms during the afternoon. However, due to humidity, the thermal sensation can be much higher. These temperatures do not usually vary much throughout the year. The maximum temperature averages are around 32 ✬ while the minimum temperatures are usually 25 ✬. It became an extremely wealthy city with the Rubber Boom at the end of the 19th century and many beautiful colonial buildings from this era are still visible.Įvery year, on the second Sunday of October, Belém features one of the largest Catholic parades in the world, Círio de Nazaré.īelém is 1.4 degrees south of the equator, and the city is very hot and sunny all year round. Belém is, in a way, a synthesis of the culture and the history of Pará and the Amazon with native Indian influence in the food and culture. The city was established in 1616, after the construction of "Forte do Presépio", today "Forte do Castelo", on the banks the Pará river. Its river port helps putting into motion the Northern region of Brazil.
It is the capital and largest city of the state of Pará.īelém is on the banks of the Bay of Guajará, which is formed by a set of islands and river mouths on the estuary of the Amazon river. Belém lies approximately 100 km upriver from the Atlantic Ocean, on the Pará River. It is the gateway to the Amazon River with a busy port, airport, and bus/coach station. Belém is a city of 1.4 million people (2015) near the mouth of the Amazon River in northern Brazil.
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