Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
The river scenery of Santarém
(see p274)
, known for
its serene beauty, is the primary reason for visiting
this popular Amazon port town
.
Ilha de Marajó
(see p270)
is the world's largest inland
river island. Its eastern half
is savanna dotted with
small woodland copses.
The old port of Belém
(see
pp268-9)
possesses more
character than any other
sector of the city. Attractive
fishing boats bob up and
down in the harbor, with the
large old white fort on one
side and the colorful Ver o
Peso market on the other.
The Amazon river
(see pp284-7)
,
known as Rio
Solimões in its upper
reaches, was first
identified by Vicente
Yáñez Pinzón. Its
lower reaches are
called Rio Negro.
PARÁ & AMAPÁ
(see pp264-75)
Teatro Amazonas
(see
pp282-3)
, in Manaus,
exudes the opulence of its
rubber-boom architects.
It took the finest of mate-
rials and the most skilled
of craftsmen to re-create
an Italian Renaissance-
style edifice, with a steel
structure from Scotland
and marble imported
from Italy.
