Nature & Outdoors in Pará

Pará offers a diverse range of Amazonian ecosystems, from the urban botanical gardens of Belém to the vast protected wilderness of the interior. The Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi and Bosque Rodrigues Alves provide accessible encounters with regional flora and fauna within the city. Further inland, the Carajás National Forest and Tapajós-Arapiuns Extractive Reserve showcase massive conservation efforts, while remote sites like Rio Novo National Park and the Nascentes da Serra do Cachimbo Biological Reserve protect critical watersheds and biodiversity hotspots.

Nature & Outdoors in Pará — Kartta

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Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi

The Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi, commonly shortened MPEG, is a Brazilian research institution and museum located in the city of Belém,…

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Dom Frei Caetano Brandão Square

The Dom Frei Caetano Brandão Square, originally called Largo da Sé, is located in the Cidade Velha neighborhood in the Brazilian city of…

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Bosque Rodrigues Alves

A 15-hectare botanical garden in Belém containing over 80,000 plant species and native wildlife. The park features historic 19th-century monuments and ruins set within a preserved fragment of Amazonian forest.

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Parque da Residência

Former official residence of the governors of Pará, this park houses the Teatro Estação Gasômetro, an orchidarium, and a vintage train carriage amidst landscaped gardens and Mediterranean-style architecture.

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Carajás National Forest

The Carajás National Forest is a national forest in the state of Pará, Brazil.

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Praça da Criança

Public recreational park in Marabá featuring playground facilities and paved walking paths.

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Jamanxim National Park

The Jamanxim National Park is a national park in the state of Pará, Brazil.

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Metrópole da Amazônia Wildlife Refuge

Metrópole da Amazônia is a conservation unit of the wildlife refuge type of integral protection created in 2010, in the Metropolitan Region…

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Rio Novo National Park

Rio Novo National Park is a national park in the state of Pará, Brazil.

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Praça Central

Central square in Alter do Chão featuring elevated viewpoints overlooking the Tapajós River and the seasonal sandbars of Ilha do Amor.

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Nascentes da Serra do Cachimbo Biological Reserve

The Nascentes da Serra do Cachimbo Biological Reserve is a biological reserve in the state of Pará, Brazil.

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Cachoeira Quebra-Quilha

Remote waterfall located in the Alenquer region, known for its rocky cascades and surrounding dense vegetation.

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Tapajós-Arapiuns Extractive Reserve

The Tapajós-Arapiuns Extractive Reserve (Portuguese: Reserva Extrativista Tapajós-Arapiuns is an extractive reserve in the state of Pará,…

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Terra do Meio Ecological Station

Terra do Meio Ecological Station is an ecological station in the state of Pará, Brazil.

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