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Estação Das Docas
The Estação das Docas (English: Docks Station) is a Brazilian tourist-cultural complex and multi-environmental space created in 2000. It is located in the Campina (Belém), Campina neighborhood, in Belém, the capital of Pará, and was originally built as part of the city's port. It is currently managed by the Pará 2000 Social Organization. History The Estação das Docas is the result of restoration work on three warehouses in the old port of Belém, which replaced the precarious Ver-o-Peso Dock, Ver-o-Peso and Reduto (Belém), Reduto docks. In 1909, the first 120-meter stretch of quay and a 2,000 m2 warehouse were built in English iron with steam engines powering the site's equipment, typical of the architecture of the second half of the 1800s. External Crane (machine), cranes were manufactured in the United States at the beginning of the 20th century. The site features the ruins of the São Pedro Nolasco Fort (also known as the Bastion of Our Lady of Mercy), originally bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belém
Belém (; Portuguese for Bethlehem; initially called Nossa Senhora de Belém do Grão-Pará, in English Our Lady of Bethlehem of Great Pará), often called Belém of Pará, is the capital and largest city of the state of Pará in the north of Brazil. It is the gateway to the Amazon River with a busy port, airport, and bus/coach station. Belém lies approximately 100 km (62.1 miles) upriver from the Atlantic Ocean, on the Pará River, which is part of the greater Amazon River system, separated from the larger part of the Amazon delta by ''Ilha de Marajó'' ( Marajo Island). With an estimated population of 1,303,403 people — or 2,491,052, considering its metropolitan area — it is the 12th most populous city in Brazil, as well as the 16th by economic relevance. It is the second largest in the North Region, second only to Manaus, in the state of Amazonas. Founded in 1616 by the Kingdom of Portugal, Belém was the first European colony on the Amazon but did not become ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
São José Redoubt
SAO or Sao may refer to: Places * Sao civilisation, in Middle Africa from 6th century BC to 16th century AD * Sao, a town in Boussé Department, Burkina Faso * Serb Autonomous Regions (''Srpska autonomna oblast'', SAO), during the breakup of Yugoslavia Science and technology * Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory of the Smithsonian Institution in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. ** Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Star Catalog, which assigns SAO catalogue entries * Special Astrophysical Observatory of the Russian Academy of Science (SAO RAS) * Session-At-Once, a recording mode for optical discs Transportation * Saco Transportation Center, a train station in Saco, Maine, U.S., station code SAO * Sahel Aviation Service, Mali, ICAO airline code SAO * Airports in Greater São Paulo, Brazil, IATA airport code SAO People * Ligi Sao (born 1992), a Samoan rugby league player * Ron Sao, Western Australian politician Other uses * Sao (moon), a satellite of Neptune * Sao (myt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geography Of Pará
Geography (from Ancient Greek ; combining 'Earth' and 'write', literally 'Earth writing') is the study of the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of Earth. Geography is an all-encompassing discipline that seeks an understanding of Earth and its human and natural complexities—not merely where objects are, but also how they have changed and come to be. While geography is specific to Earth, many concepts can be applied more broadly to other celestial bodies in the field of planetary science. Geography has been called "a bridge between natural science and social science disciplines." Origins of many of the concepts in geography can be traced to Greek Eratosthenes of Cyrene, who may have coined the term "geographia" (). The first recorded use of the word γεωγραφία was as the title of a book by Greek scholar Claudius Ptolemy (100 – 170 AD). This work created the so-called "Ptolemaic tradition" of geography, which included "Ptolemaic cartographic theory." ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ver-o-Peso Complex
The Ver-o-Peso Complex ( Portuguese: ''Complexo do Ver-o-Peso'') is an architectural and landscape site located on Boulevard Castilhos França, in the Cidade Velha neighborhood, Belém, capital of Pará. It began to be formed in 1625 with the construction of the Casa de Haver-o-Peso commercial tax office, and in 1977 it was listed as a heritage site by the National Institute of Historic and Artistic Heritage (IPHAN). The complex covers an area of 35,000 m2 and includes several historic buildings in line with the French ''art nouveau'' trend of the ''Belle Époque'', such as: * Boulevard Castilhos França: designed under the ''art nouveau'' influence, it was one of the first wide roads in the city; * Ver-o-Peso Market: the city's greatest architectural attraction; it replaced the Casa de Haver-o-Peso, which was demolished in 1899. It was the first municipal fish market in Belém, and elected one of the Seven Wonders of Brazil; * Meat Market: also known as the Francisco Bolonha M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Port Of Belém
The Port of Belém was built in 1909 and is located in the neighborhood of Reduto, in the city of Belém, capital of Pará, on the right bank of Guajará Bay, about 120 km from the Atlantic Ocean. It was designed in 1897 and the first stretch inaugurated in 1909; it is currently managed by Companhia Docas do Pará. It is known for exporting chestnuts, wood, rubber, bauxite and iron ore. In 2011, 134 ships operated in the Port of Belém; 53% of them were containerships with an average length of 170m and a draft of 7m; passenger ships accounted for 10% of the total, with an average length of 120m and an average draft of 5m, from where 500 tourists disembark per trip; the rest were cargo ships (19%) and bulk carriers (18%). The port exported 919 million dollars and imported 206 million. History In the centuries before the Port of Belém was built, the city exploited maritime navigation through natural harbors and quays. In the 18th century, there was already a growing demand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
