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Island in Pará, Brazil
Photo: Just a Brazilian man from Brazil, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Ilha do Marajó is an island at the mouth of the Amazon river, just off Belém in Pará. Apparently the world's largest fresh water island (some 40,000 km², an area larger than that of Switzerland), it has a distinct birdlife and also huge water buffalo farms. It is bathed by the Amazon, Pará and Tocantins rivers and by the Atlantic Ocean. Marajó was once the center of a large and sophisticated indigenous civilization. Its main cities are Soure, considered the "capital", and Salvaterra.
The main access to the island is by ship, which departs from the port of Belém and arrives in Soure, in a journey of approximately 4 hours.00.00). Tickets in the port of Belém.
Read in the guideLocal buses will take you from the ferry landing onwards. Salvaterra and Soure are the most visited spots, but if you are only in for the day, you might want to keep closer.
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