Airlines Varig now at the airport only; TAM, Av. Assis de Vasconcelos 265 T91/3212-2166. Belém has some international connections for the adventurous; Air Surinam three times weekly to Paramaribo via Cayenne, and connections to Georgetown, and Air Caraibe three times weekly to Cayenne and the French Antilles, with Air France connections to Paris from […]

As you might expect from the richest freshwater ecosystem in the world, fish takes pride of place in Amazonian cooking, and you’ll come across dozens of species. There are many kinds of huge, almost boneless fish, including pirarucu, tambaqui and filhote, which come in dense slabs sometimes more like meat, and are delicious grilled […]

Belém is a great place to eat out and get acquainted with the distinctive dishes of the Amazon region. Estação das Docas and the Docas area around Avenida Visconde Souza Franco are good places to start, and they are two of the city’s main focuses for nightlife as well. Belém has the best ice-cream […]

Cirio climaxes on the second Sunday of October, but for weeks beforehand the city is preparing itself for what in Belém is by far the most important time of year, easily outstripping secular rituals like Carnaval. The centre is swept and cleaned, houses and buildings on the image’s route (much of the centre of […]

The Praça da República, an attractive cross between a square and a park with plenty of trees affording valuable shade, is the best place from which to get your bearings and start a walking tour of Belém’s downtown and riverfront attractions. At its heart is the most obvious sign of Belém’s rubber fortunes: the […]

There are plenty of hotels in Belém, many of them overpriced, but there is adequate accommodation for every budget. Most of the more expensive and mid-priced hotels are located on Avenida Presidente Vargas; more basic hotels are in the narrow streets just off Vargas.
Beira-Rio Av. Bernardo Sayão 4804 T91/3249-7111. Located in the bairro of […]

Belém’s rodoviária is situated some 2km from the centre at the start of Avenida Almirante Barroso, the only road out of town – the city is hemmed in by rivers in every other direction. Any bus from the stops opposite the entrance to the rodoviária will take you downtown. If you want Praça da […]