Visit Belém!

The gateway to the Amazon rainforest.

State capital, Belém, also known as "City Morena" is a modern metropolis that has lost ties with their traditions established in its nearly 400 years of history and the link with the past. Gateway to the Amazon forest, due to its geographical position, Belém is situated on the river Guama. It has the main tourist attractions Dock Station, the old sheds the Quayside, parks, Emilio Goeldi Museum, the market Ver-o-Peso and the Theatre of Peace The annual celebration of the Candle of Nazareth, in devotion to Our Lady Nazareth is one of the biggest religious events in the world and attracts Catholics from around the country on the second Sunday of October.