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Pará.
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1,387,000.
k
7 miles
(12 km) N of town.
@
Av G. José
Malcher, (091) 3266 2625.
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from Macapá, Manaus &
Santarém.
ª
Radiotaxi Aguia,
(091) 3276 4000.
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Belémtur,
Av G. José Malcher, (091) 3283
4853; Paratur, Praça Waldemar
Henrique, (091) 3212 0669.
mosaics and supporting a
breathtaking red cedar roof.
It was completed in 1909, to
house the miraculous Virgin
image of Nossa Senhora de
Nazaré, which is traced back
to early Christian Nazareth.
Linked to the icon, the Círio
de Nazaré, or the Festival of
Candles, attracts over a mil-
lion visitors to the city every
October. In one of the main
symbolic acts, hundreds of
local people work together,
dragging an enormous rope
from the mud and water of
the port, through the streets
of the city to the Basílica de
Nossa Senhora de Nazaré. For
those who participate, their
sins are purged, and their
_
Círio de Nazaré (Oct, 2nd Sun).
hopes and wishes for the
year are granted. The basilica
also houses the
Museu Círio
de Nazaré
, devoted to the cult
of the Círio which exhibits
over 500 pieces relating to
the religious festival.
Elegant interior of the Neo-Classical
Teatro da Paz
Avenida Presidente Vargas.
Inspired by La Scala in Milan,
the furnishings are still largely
original. Legendary Russian
ballerina Anna Pavlova was
one of the great artists to
have performed here.
R
Basílica de Nossa
Senhora de Nazaré
Praça Justo Chermont.
Tel
(091)
4009 8400.
#
6:30-11:30am &
3-6pm daily.
Museu Círio de
Nazaré
#
9am-6pm Tue-Fri.
The basilica's spectacular
interior makes it one of the
most stunning churches in
Brazil. Partially modeled on
St. Peter's in Rome, it stands
on 16 major arches, each
ornately covered in stone
Nave of the Basílica de Nossa Senhora de Nazaré
BELÉM CITY CENTER
Basílica de Nossa Senhora
de Nazaré
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Estaçáo das Docas
1
Forte do Castelo
3
Palácio Antônio Lemos
4
Teatro da Paz
5
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Val-de-Cans
7 miles (12 km)
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Forte do
Castelo
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Igreja Santo
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Palácio
Lauro
Sodré
Palácio
Antônio
Lemos
PRAÇA
MARINHO
PRAÇA
DA
REPÚBLICA
Rodoviária
1 mile (2 km)
Teatro
da Paz
RUA RUFINO
Basílica de Nossa
Senhora de Nazaré
4 miles (7 km)
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