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| Parintins | ||
| State | Amazon | |
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| Residents | 111.575 (2015) | |
| height | 27 m | |
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Parintins is a city in the east of the brazilian State Amazon. It is known nationwide for the folk festival Boi-Bumbá, which takes place every year in June.
background
Parintins is on the island Tupinambarana near the right bank of the Amazon between the city Santarém in the east and Manaus in the West. The place was founded in 1803 under the name Vila Nova da Rainha, 1880 were given him under the name Parintins granted city rights.
getting there
By plane
The city has an airport named 1 Aeroporto Júlio Belém
(IATA: pin code), he is 370 km from Manaus away.
By train
In the street
By boat
From Manaus it is 420 km by ship.
mobility
Map of Parintins
Tourist Attractions
- Boi Bumbá Festival. The city's main attraction is the Boi Bumbá Festival, which takes place annually in June and is all about dance Bumba-meu-boi turns, it's a dance game about death and resurrection of one Boi, an ox, it is played between two groups in the colors blue (Boi Caprichoso) and red (Boi Garantido). This spectacle, which is also popular in other places, takes place in Parintins in its own stadium, the Bumbódromo, instead of.
- Igreja do Sagrado Coração de Jesus. Small church from 1883.
activities
shop
kitchen
nightlife
accommodation
security
health
Practical advice
trips
literature
Web links
- http://www.parintins.am.gov.br/ - Parintins official website
- Boibumba, engl. page
- Boibumba Festival Portuguese
