Belém - Surrounding Beaches
Beaches Around Belém
It is a 5-hour bus trip from Belém to Ajuruteua by way of Bragança. The 150km/95mi of white sandy beaches on the Atlantic are still ill-provided with facilities for visitors. Some cottages in the little fishing villages provide meals.
There are many beaches in the area around Belém, many of which can be reached by bus or by car, and others only by ferry.
It is a 5-hour bus trip from Belém to Ajuruteua by way of Bragança. The 150km/95mi of white sandy beaches on the Atlantic are still ill-provided with facilities for visitors. Some cottages in the little fishing villages provide meals.
There are many beaches in the area around Belém, many of which can be reached by bus or by car, and others only by ferry.
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Atalaia
4 hours from Belém by bus is Salinópolis, from which there are shuttle buses to the hotels on the Praia do Atalaia. During the school holidays (July and the second half of December) this 10km/6mi long beach is much overcrowded.
Ilha de Itaranajá
Some 12km/7.5mi off Salinópolis is the island of Itaranajá (area 1600 hectares/4000 acres), which can be reached by car at low tide and by boat at high tide. Its attractions are some 9km/5.6mi of sandy beaches, luxuriant forests and clear streams.
Ilha do Algodoal
The offshore island of Algodoal is also reached by way of Marudá. Tiny fishing boats run a kind of makeshift ferry service to this idyllic, car-free island with its unspoiled sandy beaches, dunes and freshwater lakes.
Praia Crispim
The Praia Crispim, north-east of Belém, can be reached by bus, via Marudá, in about 4 hours. The 16km/10mi long beach of white sand is completely undeveloped, with neither hotels nor restaurants.
