{"id":4718,"date":"2017-12-19T11:03:03","date_gmt":"2017-12-19T11:03:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.travelcenter.uk\/?p=4718"},"modified":"2025-05-16T09:24:10","modified_gmt":"2025-05-16T08:24:10","slug":"belam-the-gateway-to-the-river-amazon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/blog\/belam-the-gateway-to-the-river-amazon\/","title":{"rendered":"Belam – the gateway to the River Amazon"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Belem<\/a><\/strong> is the capital and largest city of the state of Para in the north of Brazil. It is considered the gateway to the River Amazon as it contains a busy port, airport and a bus\/coach station. It is the 11th most populous city in Brazil. Founded by the Kingdom of Portugal in the early 17th century, Belem was the first European colony on the Amazon. Belem has witnessed a boom in skyscrapers of late as a result of the rapid growth of the economy of the area. The city also has its fair share of historical architecture dating back to colonial times. Belem has also become one of the most popular safari destinations in the Amazon River delta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Here are some of the top places to visit in Belem<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n
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  1. Mosteiro dos Jer\u00f3nimos<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Torre de Bel\u00e9m<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Pal\u00e1cio Nacional da Ajuda<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Antiga Confeitaria de Bel\u00e9m<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Museu da Electricidade (Electricity Museum)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. Padr\u00e3o dos Descobrimentos (Monument to the Discoveries)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. Museu Nacional dos Coches<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  8. Centro Cultural de Bel\u00e9m<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  9. Museu de Marinha<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  10. Museu da Presid\u00eancia da Rep\u00fablica-Pal\u00e1cio de Bel\u00e9m<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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    Things to do in Belem<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n
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    1. Visit the Jer\u00f3nimos Monastery<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. Chill by the side of Padr\u00e3o dos Descobrimentos<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. Have Portuguese Egg Tarts<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. Catch lovebirds at Belem Tower<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    5. The delightful Torre de Belem with its decorative battlements and Arabic design<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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      Belem is the capital and largest city of the state of Para in the north of Brazil. It is considered the gateway to the River Amazon as it contains a busy port, airport and a bus\/coach station. It is the 11th most populous city in Brazil. Founded by the Kingdom of Portugal in the early […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":332,"featured_media":41025,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[697,695],"tags":[837,38],"class_list":["post-4718","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-must-try-activities","category-travel-insider","tag-belem-2","tag-brazil"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4718","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/332"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4718"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4718\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41027,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4718\/revisions\/41027"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/41025"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4718"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4718"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4718"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}