Combu Island
Ilha do Combu
A rainforest island conservation area across the Guamá River; a 15-minute boat ride brings you to riverside forest waterways, a chocolate workshop and a riverside restaurant serving fresh fish.
Combu Island is an environmental protection area across from Belém, crisscrossed by waterways, and its residents make a living gathering açaí and cacao. It is about 15 minutes by small boat from the dock on the city's south side. You can explore the narrow channels, visit the well-known 'Chocolate Sisters' cacao workshop, eat fried fish and drink açaí at a restaurant on stilts, or swim in the river and swing on a rope into the water. Boat fares are charged per person, with a round trip costing a few dozen reais. Weekends are busy, so keep an eye on the time of the last return boat.
Opening hours
About 09:00–18:00
Nearby sights
- Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi
- Portal da Amazônia
- Basílica de Nossa Senhora de Nazaré
- Mangal das Garças
- Theatro da Paz
- Praça da República
- Palácio Antônio Lemos (Museu de Arte de Belém)
- Igreja de Santo Alexandre & Museu de Arte Sacra