Feira do Açaí
Open-air market for açaí on Guajará Bay, Belém.
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The Feira do Açaí (Açaí Fair) is a public trading post and open-air market located on the shores of Guajará Bay in the district of Cidade Velha, Belém, Pará, Brazil. It is part of the Ver-o-Peso Complex and supplies the city via river with açaí fruit in natura from riverside communities in the insular area of Belém. The fair is surrounded by Castelo Forte (built in 1616), Praça do Relógio, and Doca das Embarcações (fish fair dating from the early 20th century).
Quick Facts
- Location
- Belém, Pará, Brazil
- Part of
- Ver-o-Peso Complex
- Listed by
- IPHAN in 1977
- Area
- 35,000 square meters
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Background
The fair operates in the early hours of the morning, with the unloading of tons of açaí distributed in straw baskets taken from boats nicknamed 'pô-pô-pô' that anchor there, negotiated in the old supply/demand style. From there, açaí is processed in the neighborhoods of the capital city. The place offers tourists the sight of porters and vendors with pots full of fruit. The fair also contains bars and is located near the Feliz Lusitânia complex.
Did You Know?
- The fair supplies the city via river from 42 islands in the insular area of Belém.
- The state of Pará produces 90-95% of Brazil's açaí, about 1.3 million tons per year.
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Sources
Compiled from Wikipedia and the sources listed below. Text from Wikipedia is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is adapted from it.
- Wikipedia: Feira do Açaí (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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