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Solar Barão De Guajará
Solar Barão de Guajará, also known as ''Casa à Praça Pedro II'' (English language, English: House on Pedro II Square), is a manor house located in Belém, the capital of the state of Pará, Brazil, more specifically in the Dona Tomázia Perdigão Street. It was built in the 19th century and has three floors, the last of which is smaller. The inner courtyard shows elements of the Moors, Moorish influence on Iberian architecture. The manor house was once owned by Antônio Lacerda de Chermont, the Viscount of Arari, before being transferred to his niece, who was married to Domingos Antônio Raiol, Domingos Raiol, the Baron of Guajará. It was acquired by the City Hall during the 1920s and later donated to the Historic and Geographic Institute of Pará. In 1970, it was reopened after a series of renovations and became the Barão de Guarajá Library and the institute's headquarters. In 1950, the manor house was listed by the National Institute of Historic and Artistic Heritage, N ... [...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] |
