Itaituba - Itaituba

Itaituba is a city of about 101,000 people (2020) in Pará. It sits on the west bank of the Tapajós River

Understand

Get in

By boat

Boats leave Santarém from the Praça Tiradentes port from Monday to Saturday at 16:00 and on Sunday at 14:00. The ride takes 14 to 17 hours and costs R$50.

Fast boats leave at 13:00 and take 8 or 9 hours.

• Cooapfopa company - boats from Santarém. schedules

There are fast boats from Itaituba to Santarém.

• Princesa do Tapajós: Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 13:00. About R$70 to R$80.
• Veloz: Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.

By car

Itaituba is located on the Trans Amazonica highway and is connected by road to Cuiabá and Porto Velho.

If driving into Itaituba from Santarém or from the east, you will need to pay R$20 (price per car, regardless of number of passengers) to take a ferry across the river.

Get around

Car rentalsAbout R$100 per day, plus insurance. Most open regular office hours (i.e. get there before 16:00). Most are closed on Sundays.

• Chicão: 55 93 3518-7199, 55 93 9976-5214
• J. Farias – 55 93 3518-1055
• Jacy Car – 55 93 3518-3025

See

Itaituba is a good base for exploring the Amazônia National Park, about 50 km to the west.

Do

• -4.43944444-56.840277781 Amazônia National Park. To visit the nearby Amazônia National Park, you must obtain permission from IBAMA. They have an office in Itaituba. (updated Aug 2017)
• -4.2771-55.99412 Instituto Brasileiro do Meio Ambiente / Parque Nacional da Amazônia (IBAMA / Parque Nacional da Amazônia), Av. Mal. Rondon, s/n. Aeroporto Velho (Take a taxi.), ☏ 55 93 3518-4519, 55 93 3518-3481. Office: daily 08:00-12:00, 14:00-18:00. To visit the Amazônia National Park, you need to get a permit. One can be obtained here. You need your passport - maybe also a photocopy and some 3x4 cm photos. Call ahead because "office hours" may be variable. free. (updated Apr 2016)
• Parque Nacional do Jamanxim, near Itaituba, Pará (head south from Itaituba along road 163, about 100 km), ☏ 55 93-35184519. Contact: Avenida Brigadeiro Haroldo Veloso, 975. Bairro Boa Esperança, Itaituba, Pará. CEP: 68.181-030 (updated Jun 2016)

Buy

There are small shops and snack vendors near the port.

Eat

Drink

Sleep

• -4.2732-55.97981 Hotel Riosinho, Avenida São José, 77 - Centro, ☏ 55 93-3518-2814. (updated Apr 2016)
• -4.2724-55.97972 Juliana Park Hotel, Tv. João Pessoa, 31, ☏ 55 93 3518-2358, 55 93 3518-0440. (updated Apr 2016)
• -4.2726-55.983 Hotel Dantas, Av. Dr. Hugo de Mendonça, 728 - Centro, ☏ 55 93 3518-7225. (updated Apr 2016)
• -4.27379-55.982214 Santa Rita Palace, Tv. Treze de Maio, 144 - Comércio, ☏ 55 93 3518-1326. (updated Apr 2016)

Connect

There is free wifi near the waterfront.

Go next

• Boats to Santarém leave daily at 16:00.
• Fordlândia is a small historic town on the east bank of the Tapajós River. It can be arrived at by bus or boat.