Almeirim, Pará

Almeirim is a city on the Amazon and the northernmost municipality in the Brazilian state of Pará. It is also the fourth largest municipality in that state and the eighth largest in Brazil (by area). The municipality is crossed by the Equator.

Almeirim
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Location of Almeirim municipality in Pará
Coordinates: 01°31′22″S 52°34′55″W
Country	Brazil
Region	Norte
State	Pará
Area
• Total	72,960 km2 (28,170 sq mi)
Elevation	65 m (213 ft)
Population  (2020 [1])
• Total	34,076
• Density	0.5/km2 (1/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−3 (BRT)
HDI (2000)	0.745 – medium[2]
Website	almeirim.pa.gov.br

History

Almeirim was first inhabited by the Amerindians. Manoel da Mota e Siqueira constructed the Paru Fort which was designated a village in 1758, and named Almerim. In 1835, the Cabanagem Revolt started in Almeirim which resulted in widespread devastation. In 1890, Almeirim became an independent municipality.^[3] The Santo Antonio do Jari hydroelectric system is located on the Jari River and provides 373.4 MW of hydro electricity. Construction began in 2011 and was completed in 2014.^[4]

Nature

The municipality includes a large part (94.49%) of the 11,518 square kilometres (4,447 sq mi) Maicuru Biological Reserve.^[5] It also contains part of the Jari Ecological Station.^[6]

Transport

The city is served by Almeirim Airport. Serra do Areão Airport located in the district of Monte Dourado 73 km away serves the population residing and working for the Jari project. The city of Laranjal do Jari in Amapá can be reached by ferry from Monte Dourado.^[7]

Towns and villages

• Aldeia Bona
• Monte Dourado
• Munguba
• Suisuimënë

Notable people

• Abuda (1989), footballer.^[8]
• Joelma (1974), singer.^[9]

Gallery

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  Panama Waterfalls, Paru River
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  Cellulose factory, Jari project

References

1. IBGE 2020
2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-10-03. Retrieved 2009-12-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - UNDP
3. "Almeirim". IBGE (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 April 2021.
4. Furtado, N. V.; Galardo, A. K.; Galardo, C. D.; Firmino, V. C.; Vasconcelos Dos Santos, T. (2016). "Phlebotomines (Diptera: Psychodidae) in a Hydroelectric System Affected Area from Northern Amazonian Brazil: Further Insights into the Effects of Environmental Changes on Vector Ecology". Journal of Tropical Medicine. 2016: 1–12. doi:10.1155/2016/9819723. PMC 5153513. PMID 28042300.
5. Maicuru Reserva Biológica (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-05-14
6. Figueiredo, João (13 March 1984), "DECRETO Nº 89.440, DE 13 DE MARÇO DE 1984", Brazilian Federal Senate (in Portuguese), Brazilian Government, retrieved 10 March 2016
7. "Balsa que faz travessia de laranjal do Jari para Monte Dourado está quebrada, no AP". Globo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 6 April 2021.
8. "Abuda". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
9. "Joelma". Pure People. Retrieved 6 April 2021.

External links

• Official site (in Portuguese)
• Media related to Almeirim (Pará) at Wikimedia Commons