Belem Brazil
Brazil

32 Cruises availables At departure or passage at this port

Azamara Club Cruises (21 Cruises)

Holland America Line (7 Cruises)

Regent Seven Seas Cruises (2 Cruises)

Viking Ocean Cruises (2 Cruises)


Frequently Asked Questions

It depends on size. Large ships anchor off Icoaraci, a river district known for its potters, and shuttles reach the centre in a 35-minute drive. Smaller vessels berth right in the heart of Belém.
The Ver-o-Peso market first, then the Cidade Velha and the Forte do Presépio a few streets away. The Theatro da Paz and the Estação das Docas complete the day. The old centre is compact: everything is within walking distance.
The largest open-air market in Latin America, under a wrought-iron hall made in England and reassembled here in 1901. Fruit unknown to dictionaries, freshwater fish as long as your arm, baskets of açaí and herbalists' stalls.
At dawn, when boats from the islands deliver their goods in a chorus of shouting and laughter. Keep your bag in front of you and let the flow carry you.
An Italian-style opera house opened in 1878, facing the mango trees of República square. Chandeliers, gilding and velvet recall the era when rubber barons imported singers, sets and scores from Europe. Guided tours run when no rehearsal is on.
Because of the rubber boom at the turn of the 20th century. It left Italian-style theatres, azulejo-covered facades and outsized markets. The city then dreamed of itself as a tropical Paris.
At the Estação das Docas: three early 20th-century port warehouses turned into bright halls, with açaí ice cream, grilled fish, river prawns and Amazonian juices served facing the water.
The fort built in 1616 by the first Portuguese colonists, still standing guard above Guajará bay. Its ramparts give the best view of the traffic on the water, from dugout canoes to coastal traders.
The Brazilian real, and Portuguese. English is limited outside tour operators; a few words of Portuguese go a long way at the market.
No, but plan for it. The daily downpour is part of the rhythm, brief and warm, and nobody minds. You take shelter for twenty minutes and life resumes. Nightfall comes quickly, as everywhere on the equator.