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State in Brazil
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Pará, the second largest state in Brazil by area. It is located in the north of Brazil, and encompasses the mouth of the Amazon River.
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the capital and terminus for a trip down the Amazon
home to one of the most beautiful freshwater beaches in the world, leading to it being popularly known as the Brazilian Caribbean
Henry Ford moved his rubber cultivation project here after he failed in Fordlândia
an agricultural town on the way to Salinópolis
a historic city where Henry Ford once tried to cultivate rubber
a small city near the end of navigable part of the Tapajós river
this city was founded in the 1980s to support the world's largest iron ore mine, and still has an air of pioneers and adventurers
a beach resort some 300 km from Belém
a small city located where the Tapajós river pours into the Amazon River
claimed to be the world's largest fresh water island (larger than Switzerland), it has a distinct birdlife and also huge water buffalo farms
an island with 17 km of beaches with freshwater tides just outside Belém, which draw vacationers primarily in the dry season
8,600 km² of very biodiverse habitat with a wide range of animals and plants (a bit smaller than Cyprus)
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