Porto Velho Attractions
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Porto Velho
Porto Velho, capital of Rondìnia, lies on the Rio Madeira, 901km/560mi south-west of Manaus and 1456km/905mi north-west of Cuiabá.
Bus station
Avenida Governador Jorge Teixeira
Airport
Aeroporto Nacional Belmont
History
The settlement of Rondìnia began, for all practical purposes, with the construction of the railway line from Madeira to Mamoré (between Porto Velho and Guajará-Mirim, on the Rio Mamoré). Driven through the primeval forest at the cost of thousands of lives, it became known as the "Devil's Railway". The line, agreed on in the treaty of Petrópolis (1903), was designed for the transport of Bolivian products, by way of compensation for the loss of Acre, which under the treaty was incorporated in Brazil. It also promoted the development of Porto Velho and other places in Rondìnia where many of the construction workers settled.
Porto Velho, capital of Rondìnia, lies on the Rio Madeira, 901km/560mi south-west of Manaus and 1456km/905mi north-west of Cuiabá.
Bus station
Avenida Governador Jorge Teixeira
Airport
Aeroporto Nacional Belmont
History
The settlement of Rondìnia began, for all practical purposes, with the construction of the railway line from Madeira to Mamoré (between Porto Velho and Guajará-Mirim, on the Rio Mamoré). Driven through the primeval forest at the cost of thousands of lives, it became known as the "Devil's Railway". The line, agreed on in the treaty of Petrópolis (1903), was designed for the transport of Bolivian products, by way of compensation for the loss of Acre, which under the treaty was incorporated in Brazil. It also promoted the development of Porto Velho and other places in Rondìnia where many of the construction workers settled.
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