The colony formed by the fort was given the name Feliz LusitГўnia, 'Happy Lusitania'. Caldeira mistook the bay for the main channel, and thirty leagues (178В km) upstream, he built a wooden fort, covered with straw, which he called 'PresГ©pio' (nativity scene), now known as 'Forte do Castelo'. On January 12, 1616, he anchored in what is now known as GuajarГЎ Bay, formed by the confluence of the Para and Guama Rivers, called by the TupinambГЎs, 'GuaГ§u ParanГЎ'. The city had other names such as 'Santa Maria de BelГ©m do ParГЎ' (Saint Mary of Bethlehem of ParГЎ) or 'Nossa Senhora de BelГ©m do GrГЈo-ParГЎ' (Our Lady of Bethlehem of Grand-ParГЎ) before eventually becoming BelГ©m. The name BelГ©m is the Portuguese word for Bethlehem, the town where Christians believe Jesus Christ was born. 8.3 Rodrigues Alves WoodвЂ“Botanical Garden.7.2 Convention and Fair Centre of the Amazon.The city is also home to the Federal University of ParГЎ and the ParГЎ State University. ProtГЎsio de Oliveira Airport (formerly called JГєlio CГ©sar Airport) dedicated to general aviation. It is named after Santa Maria de BelГ©m in Lisbon, also better known by its shortened name, BelГ©m.Д«elГ©m is served by two airports: Val de Cans International Airport, which connects the city with the rest of Brazil and other cities in South America, North America (USA) and Europe (Lisbon) and Brig. Brazilians often refer to the city as BelГ©m do ParГЎ ('BelГ©m of ParГЎ') rather than just BelГ©m, a reference to an earlier name for the city, Santa Maria de BelГ©m do GrГЈo ParГЎ, and also to differentiate it from a number of other towns called BelГ©m in Brazil, as well as the city of Bethlehem in the West Bank of Palestine. Recently it witnessed a skyscraper boom.Д«elГ©m is also known as the Metropolis of the Brazilian Amazon region or the Cidade das Mangueiras (City of Mango Trees) due to the vast number of those trees found in the city. The city has a rich history and architecture from colonial times. The colonial portion retains the charm of tree-filled squares, churches and traditional blue tiles. The newer part of the city has modern buildings and skyscrapers. It is the second largest in the North Region, second only to Manaus, in the state of Amazonas.ДЇounded in 1616 by the Kingdom of Portugal, BelГ©m was the first European colony on the Amazon but did not become part of Brazil until 1775. With an estimated population of 1,499,641 people - or 2,491,052, considering its metropolitan area - it is the 11th most populous city in Brazil, as well as the 16th by economic relevance. BelГ©m lies approximately 100В km upriver from the Atlantic Ocean, on the ParГЎ River, which is part of the greater Amazon River system, separated from the larger part of the Amazon delta by Ilha de MarajГі ( Marajo Island). It is the gateway to the Amazon River with a busy port, airport, and bus/coach station. BelГ©m ( Portuguese for Bethlehem initially called Nossa Senhora de BelГ©m do GrГЈo ParГЎ, in English Our Lady of BelГ©m of ParГЎ) often called BelГ©m of ParГЎ, is a Brazilian city, capital and largest city of the state of ParГЎ in the country's north.

Capital de parГЎ