Culture And Tourism In Belém (Pará)
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Culture And Tourism In Belém (Pará)
Culture and tourism in Belém, the capital of Pará, is influenced by indigenous people and foreign immigrants, who manifest themselves through religious manifestations, gastronomy, folklore, dances, music, theaters, museums, among others. Belém stands out as a great tourist destination in Brazil, creating an excellent opportunity for travel investment. Cultural sites Main tourist attractions * Bioparque Amazônia (1989): private park created by doctor Jorge Aarão Monteiro; * Belém's Cable car (railway), cable car: technology implemented in the ''Brazilian Belle Époque, Belle Époque'' era; * Palace of the Eleven Windows, House of the Eleven Windows (18th century): located next to the Forte do Presépio, Presépio Fort, it was built by sugar mill owner Domingos da Costa Bacelar; * Feliz Lusitânia, Feliz Lusitânia Complex (1616): a Portuguese colonial settlement created by Captain Francisco Caldeira Castelo Branco on the shores of Guajará Bay. Initial nucleus of Belé ...
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Feira Do Açaí
The Feira do Açaí (Açaí Fair in English) is a public trading post, an open-air Marketplace, market for the commercialization of Açaí palm, açaí, a small port area, and a set of bars, which is part of the Ver-o-Peso Complex, located on the shores of the Guajará Bay in the district of Cidade Velha (Belém), Cidade Velha, in the city of Belém, Pará, Brazil. The fair is surrounded by Castelo Forte (Castle-Fort; built in 1616), Praça do Relógio (Clock Square), and Doca das Embarcações (Vessels' Dock; fish fair est. 1803). The fair supplies the city via river with fruit ''in natura'' from the açaí palm, coming from the  Ribeirinhos, riverside communities that live in the insular area of Belém, with 329.9361 km2 composed of forty-two islands. The place offers tourists the sight of the movement (comings and goings) of the porters and vendors with their pots full of fruit. Açaí has a deep impact on the region's population, with a consumption in liters twice as hi ...
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Science Center And Planetarium Of Pará
Science is a systematic discipline that builds and organises knowledge in the form of testable hypotheses and predictions about the universe. Modern science is typically divided into twoor threemajor branches: the natural sciences, which study the physical world, and the social sciences, which study individuals and societies. While referred to as the formal sciences, the study of logic, mathematics, and theoretical computer science are typically regarded as separate because they rely on deductive reasoning instead of the scientific method as their main methodology. Meanwhile, applied sciences are disciplines that use scientific knowledge for practical purposes, such as engineering and medicine. The history of science spans the majority of the historical record, with the earliest identifiable predecessors to modern science dating to the Bronze Age in Ancient Egypt, Egypt and Mesopotamia (). Their contributions to mathematics, astronomy, and medicine entered and shaped the Gree ...
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