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Belem (Icoaraci), Brazil


The gateway to the Amazon, Belém features modern buildings and skyscrapers as well as a rich history and colonial architecture. Rodrigues Alves Wood–Botanic Garden offers a little piece of the Amazon preserved in the middle of the city. One of the oldest churches in Belém, the Cathedral of Belém has the largest organ in Latin America. Shopping: Ver-o-Peso market on Belém’s riverside waterfront is an excellent place to buy arts and crafts as well as fresh fruit and other local foods.