Macapa Attractions
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Macapá
Macapá, capital of the territory of Amapá and a river port, lies on the northernmost and largest arm of the Amazon delta, opposite the Marajó archipelago. The town can be reached from Belém by air or boat.
Praça Veiga Cabral
Aeroporto Internacional de Macapá
History
In the late 17th century Macapá was the scene of fighting between the French who were occupying Guyana and the Portuguese in Brazil, who had established mission stations and the fort of Santo Antìnio de Macapá (1688). In 1713, under the treaty of Utrecht, France recognized the Rio Oiapoque as the boundary between their possessions and those of Portugal. The settlement which grew up round the fort of Santo Antìnio was granted the status of a vila in 1758, during the reign of Dom José I, and renamed São José de Macapá.
Macapá, capital of the territory of Amapá and a river port, lies on the northernmost and largest arm of the Amazon delta, opposite the Marajó archipelago. The town can be reached from Belém by air or boat.
Praça Veiga Cabral
Aeroporto Internacional de Macapá
History
In the late 17th century Macapá was the scene of fighting between the French who were occupying Guyana and the Portuguese in Brazil, who had established mission stations and the fort of Santo Antìnio de Macapá (1688). In 1713, under the treaty of Utrecht, France recognized the Rio Oiapoque as the boundary between their possessions and those of Portugal. The settlement which grew up round the fort of Santo Antìnio was granted the status of a vila in 1758, during the reign of Dom José I, and renamed São José de Macapá.
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Parque Nacional do Cabo Orange - Pororoca
Pororoca refers to the point where the waters of the Amazon combine with the Atlantic in a dramatic and noisy clash. The phenomenon is experienced along several points of the Amazon estuary.
