Pará

A huge state at the mouth of the Amazon, with Belém's food market, Marajó Island and riverside beach towns each offering something different.

Pará lies in northern Brazil, where the Amazon flows into the Atlantic, and most of the state is tropical rainforest and rivers. The capital, Belém, is known for the Ver-o-Peso market and its distinctive Amazonian cuisine, and the Círio de Nazaré festival each October is one of Brazil's largest religious processions. At the river's mouth, Marajó Island is known for its water-buffalo ranches and wetland scenery. In the west, near Santarém, Alter do Chão reveals white river beaches in the dry season and is nicknamed the "Caribbean of the Amazon." It is hot and humid all year, with less rain in the second half of the year. The gateway is Belém International Airport.

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