City Details: Belém
A few alternate names for Belém are: BEL, Belem, Belem do Para, Belem do Pará, Belemo, Belen, Belena, Belenas, Belém, Belém do Pará
Belém, 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 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. With an estimated population of 1,398,531 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.
General Information
- Official Name: Brazil
- Common Name: Brazil
- Population: 1499641
- Timezone: America/Belem
- Coordinates: -1.45583, -48.50444
- Country Code: BRA
- Continent: South America
Closest Airports to Belém
- 1. Val de Cans/Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport (BEL), distance from city center: 9.07 km
- 2. Soure Airport (SFK), distance from city center: 84.13 km
- 3. Breves Airport (BVS), distance from city center: 216.48 km
Location of Belém
Country Details
- Country: Brazil
- Official Name: Federative Republic of Brazil
- Capital: Brasília
- Region: Americas
- Subregion: South America
- Population: 212,559,409
- Area: 8,515,767 km²
- Languages: Portuguese
- Currency: Brazilian real (R$)
- Timezones: UTC-05:00, UTC-04:00, UTC-03:00, UTC-02:00
- Flag:
Has borders with:
- Argentina
- Bolivia
- Colombia
- French Guiana
- Guyana
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Suriname
- Uruguay
- Venezuela
Holidays in Belém, Brazil
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- Confraternização Universal - 2026-01-01
- Carnaval - 2026-02-16
- Carnaval - 2026-02-17
- Sexta-feira Santa - 2026-04-03
- Domingo de Páscoa - 2026-04-05
- Dia de Tiradentes - 2026-04-21
- Dia do Trabalhador - 2026-05-01
- Corpus Christi - 2026-06-04
- Revolução Constitucionalista de 1932 - 2026-07-09
- Dia da Independência - 2026-09-07
- Nossa Senhora Aparecida - 2026-10-12
- Dia de Finados - 2026-11-02
- Proclamação da República - 2026-11-15
- Dia da Consciência Negra - 2026-11-20
- Natal - 2026-12-25
Top Events in Belém, Brazil
Roupa Nova em Belém - PA
Museums in Belém, Brazil
Museu Histórico do Estado do Pará
Travessa Félix Roque, Cidade Velha, Belém - PA, 66020-610, Brazil
Coordinates: 1.4561° S, 48.5031° W
Hours: Tu-Fr 10:00-18:00 • PH,Su,Sa 09:00-13:00
Herbário Profª Drª Marlene Freitas da Silva (MFS)
Rua do Una, Telégrafo, Belém - PA, 66113-010, Brazil
Coordinates: 1.4318° S, 48.4885° W
Palácio Antônio Lemos
Rua Inácio Guilhon, Cidade Velha, Belém - PA, 66015-350, Brazil
Coordinates: 1.4558° S, 48.5020° W
Palácio Lauro Sodré
Rua Tomázia Perdigão, Cidade Velha, Belém - PA, 66020-610, Brazil
Coordinates: 1.4562° S, 48.5032° W
Museu de Arte Sacra do Pará
Ladeira do Castelo, Cidade Velha, Belém - PA, 66020-390, Brazil
Coordinates: 1.4549° S, 48.5049° W
Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi
Avenida Governador Magalhães Barata 376, São Brás, Belém - PA, 66040-170, Brazil
Coordinates: 1.4533° S, 48.4766° W
Memorial de Navegação da Amazônia
Passagem Carneiro da Rocha, Cidade Velha, Belém - PA, 66020-445, Brazil
Coordinates: 1.4647° S, 48.5058° W
Espaço
Praça Amazonas, Jurunas, Belém - PA, 66025-070, Brazil
Coordinates: 1.4638° S, 48.4959° W
Museo do Cirio
Rua Rodolfo Chermont, Nazaré, Belém - PA, 66035-090, Brazil
Coordinates: 1.4533° S, 48.4819° W
Prédio Eduardo Galvão
Avenida Governador Magalhães Barata 376, São Brás, Belém - PA, 66040-170, Brazil
Coordinates: 1.4533° S, 48.4769° W