Belem, often called Belem of Para, is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Para, located near the mouth of the Amazon River where it meets the Atlantic. Founded by Portuguese colonists in the early seventeenth century as Our Lady of Bethlehem of Great Para, Belem grew wealthy during the rubber boom and today serves as the main gateway port to the mouth of the Amazon, known for its historic Ver-o-Peso market and its large Círio de Nazare religious festival.
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Area (sq km) Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. Belem (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationHistory section, foundingQuote, History section, founding
On January 12, 1616, he anchored in what is now known as Guajará Bay, formed by the confluence of the Pará and Guamá Rivers, called by the Tupinambás, 'Guaçu Paraná'.
2. GeoNames: Belém - GeoNames
GeoNamesPlace record, elevationQuote, Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 15 m
3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -1.25, -48.75Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -1.25, -48.75
-1.25 -48.75 Af
4. GeoNames: Belém - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 3405870Quote, cities500 record 3405870
-1.45583 -48.50444 P PPLA BR 16 1501402 1499641 15 America/Belem
Wikidata: Belem
Wikidata Q12829733, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source Belem (Wikipedia)
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