The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Belém, in the state of Pará, Brazil.

Prior to 20th century

* 1616 - Forte do Presépio de Belém (fort) established by Portuguese. * 1625 - Casa de Haver o Peso (tax office) in operation. * 1719 - Church and Former College of Saint Alexander built. * 1720 -

Roman Catholic diocese of Belém do Pará Roman or Romans most often refers to: *Rome, the capital city of Italy *Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD *Roman people, the people of ancient Rome *'' Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a lette ...

established. * 1753 - Comissão de Limites (boundary commission) and military arrive. * 1763 - (church) built. * 1769 - (hospital) opens. * 1771 - Palácio de Governo built. * 1777 - (church) consecrated. * 1782 ** (church) built. ** Construction of Our Lady of Grace Cathedral completed. * 1822 - ' newspaper begins publication. * 1827 - ''A Voz das Amazonas'' newspaper begins publication. * 1829 - ''O Sagitário'' newspaper begins publication. * 1835 - Cabanagem separatist revolt begins. * 1841 - (school) founded. * 1866 - Museu Paraense (museum) founded. * 1867 - Mercado Municipal de Carnes (market) built. * 1868 - Palácio da Câmara Municipal e Prefeitura built. * 1872 ** Instituto Paraense de Educandos Artífices established. ** Population: 61,997. * 1874 - Theatro da Paz (theatre) opens. * 1876 - ' newspaper begins publication. * 1879 -

Amazon rubber boom The Amazon rubber boom ( pt, Ciclo da borracha, ; es, Fiebre del caucho, , 1879 to 1912) was an important part of the economic and social history of Brazil and Amazonian regions of neighboring countries, being related to the extraction and comm ...

begins. * 1883 - Palácio Municipal built. * 1891 - becomes mayor. * 1896 - ''Folha do Norte'' begins publication. * 1900 ** and (learned societies) founded. ** Population: 96,560.

20th century

* 1901 - Mercado Ver-o-Peso (market) opens. * 1909 - Basilica of Our Lady of Nazareth of Exile construction begins. * 1911 - (market) built. * 1912 - (cinema) opens. * 1914 - Paysandu Sport Club founded. * 1915 - Bolonha Mansion completed by Francisco Bolonha. * 1918 - Estádio da Curuzú (stadium) opens. * 1920 - Population: 236,402. * 1946 - ' newspaper begins publication. * 1957 -

Federal University of Pará The Federal University of Pará ( pt, Universidade Federal do Pará, UFPA) is one of the three Public university, public universities maintained by the Brazilian Federal government of Brazil, federal government in the States of Brazil, state of ...

established. * 1960 - Population: 402,170. * 1970 - Population: 642,514. * 1976 - begins broadcasting. * 1978 -

Mangueirão The Estádio Olímpico do Pará, also known as Mangueirão, is a association football, football stadium in Belém, Pará, Brazil. It has a current seated capacity of 53,635, making it the List of football stadiums in Brazil, ninth-largest football ...

(stadium) opens. * 1980 - Population: 949,545. * 1982 - ' newspaper begins publication. * 1991 - Population: 1,244,688. * 1994 -

Belém do Pará Convention The Inter-American Convention on the Prevention, Punishment, and Eradication of Violence against Women, better known as the Belém do Pará Convention (or Convention of Belém do Pará), is an international human rights instrument adopted by the ...

(official name: Inter-American Convention on the Prevention, Punishment and Eradication of Violence Against Women), the first legally binding international treaty that criminalises all forms of violence against women, especially sexual violence. * 1994 -

Campeonato Internacional de Tênis do Estado do Pará The Campeonato Internacional de Tênis do Estado do Pará was a tennis tournament held in Belém, Brazil in 2012. The event was part of the ATP Challenger Tour and was played on hard courts A hardcourt (or hard court) is a surface or floor on wh ...

(tennis tournament) begins. * 1996 - held. * 1999 - City joins the

União das Cidades Capitais Luso-Afro-Américo-Asiáticas The Community of Portuguese Language Countries (Portuguese: ''Comunidade dos Países de Língua Portuguesa''; abbreviated as the CPLP), also known as the Lusophone Commonwealth (''Comunidade Lusófona''), is an international organization and poli ...

(city association).

21st century

* 2002 - August: Part of

2002 South American Games The VII South American Games (Spanish: ''Juegos Sudamericanos''; Portuguese: ''Jogos Sul-Americanos'') were a multi-sport event held in 2002 in Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Curitiba, and Belém; all in Brazil. The Games were organized by the South ...

held in city. * 2010 - Village Moon and Village Sun skyscrapers built. * 2013 - becomes mayor. * 2016 ** (bus) begins operating. ** October: held. ** Population: 1,446,042.

References

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