Monte Alegre, Pará is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...

in the

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Pará Pará () is a Federative units of Brazil, state of Brazil, located in northern Brazil and traversed by the lower Amazon River. It borders the Brazilian states of Amapá, Maranhão, Tocantins (state), Tocantins, Mato Grosso, Amazonas (Brazilian st ...

in the Northern region of

Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population ...

. It is located along the Amazon River in northern Brazil. Near this area along the Amazon River is the '' Caverna da Pedra Pintada'', an ancient archeological site with numerous rock paintings and pictographs. Excavations at the cave have found evidence of ancient peoples.

Nature

The north of the municipality contains a small part (3.44%) of the

Grão-Pará Ecological Station The Grão-Pará Ecological Station ( is a strictly protected Ecological station (Brazil), ecological station in the state of Pará, Brazil. It is managed by the state of Pará. With of well-preserved Amazon rainforest, it is the largest fully prot ...

, the largest fully protected tropical forest conservation unit on the planet. It also includes a small part (5.51%) of the

Maicuru Biological Reserve The Maicuru Biological Reserve (), is a strictly protected biological reserve in the state of Pará, Brazil. It covers of Amazon rainforest. Location The reserve lies between the Maicuru and Jari rivers on the border between the states of Par ...

. The municipality contains roughly half of the

Mulata National Forest Mulata National Forest () is a national forest in the state of Pará, Brazil. Location The Mulata National Forest has an area of . It is almost equally divided between the municipalities of Alenquer (49.7%) and Monte Alegre (50.3%) in the stat ...

, a sustainable use conservation unit created in 2001. It contains all of the fully protected

Monte Alegre State Park The Monte Alegre State Park () is a state park in the state of Pará, Brazil. The park covers a hilly region to the north of the Amazon River. It is known for its caves and prehistoric rock paintings, among the oldest archaeological remains in t ...

, created in 2001.

Transportation

The city is served by

Monte Alegre Airport Monte Alegre Airport , is the airport serving Monte Alegre, Brazil. Airlines and destinations Access The airport is located from downtown Monte Alegre. See also *List of airports in Brazil This is a list of airports in Brazil. On Apri ...

Climate

The climate is

tropical savanna Tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands is a terrestrial biome defined by the World Wide Fund for Nature. The biome is dominated by grass and/or shrubs located in semi-arid to semi-humid climate regions of subtropical and t ...

(

Köppen Köppen is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Bernd Köppen (1951–2014), German pianist and composer * Carl Köppen (1833-1907), German military advisor in Meiji era Japan * Edlef Köppen (1893–1939), German author ...

: ''Aw'') with dry season defined.

References

Municipalities in Pará Populated places on the Amazon Long stubs with short prose {{Pará-geo-stub