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Belterra Destination Guide

Explore Belterra in Brazil

Belterra in the region of Pará is a town in Brazil - some 1,026 mi or ( 1651 km ) North-West of Brasília , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Belterra is now 11:13 PM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " America/Santarem " with a UTC offset of -3 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: and Macapá. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Macapá . Where to go and what to see in Belterra ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Belterra, Pará

Belterra is a municipal seat and rubber plantation site some 40 km south of the city of Santarém, Brazil (in the federal state of Pará) at the edge of the Planalto at 165 m above sea level . Belterra was founded as a rubber plantation, after the economic failure of Fordlândia, which had been founded in 1934 by Henry Ford. The intention of the US-Department of Commerce in the 1920s was to produce rubber in Brazil and to import it to USA.

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Located at -2.64 -54.94 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Amazon Basin, Anthropology, Environmental soil science, Populated places in Pará

Alter do Chão, Pará

Alter do Chão is a village 33km west (or a 45 minute bus ride) from the Amazon port City of Santerem along one of the only roads in the state of Pará, Brazil. Alter do Chão has for many years been a popular tourist destination for locals and with increasing numbers of tourists making trips along the Amazon River this village is becoming a well-known international destination. The small village is located on the Tapajós river and next to Lago Verde.

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Located at -2.52 -54.95 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Populated places in Pará