We can consider Santa María of Belém of the Grão Pará, the Capital of the State of Pará, like one of the most beautiful cities
in Brazil. She has 718 square quilômentros, while being the biggest in the world in the line of the equator. It is it it locates in the stable of Guajará, it formed for the river Pará, in the mouth of the Amazon of the river,
and it possesses the hot and humid climate. Been founded by the XVII century, they grew around a strong
one, built with the objective of protecting the North area of Brazil of the estangeira of the invasion. And it arrived at the highest level in progress in that moment in the que a Amazônia era the great exporter of the eraser (1870-1910). Has the aspects worthy of note, as the Museu internationally famous Goeldi where they are copies of the amazon fauna, and the Theater of Peace, rich for the decoration. The market of Ver-o-Pêso, beside the jetty, it is quite picturesque, as well as the colonial big houses that many times flank the modern buildings. Has many churches. The population is of 1.428.368 hab. est.2006, guarda the very old traditions, as the one of the party of the Círio. Unites Important à of República for the highway Belém-Brasília.