Category: Parintins

The Cultural Center of Parintins, better known as ”Bumbodromo”, was inaugurated in 1988 between Nacoes Avenue and Paraiba Street. With capacity for 35 000 people, the place was built with the shape of an stylized ox: The head is represented by the podium, the horns are the accesses side and the contours of the animal [...]

The current territory of Parintins City was first inhabited by natives of Tupinamba tribe. In 1749, the explorer Jose Goncalves da Fonseca discovered an island on Amazonas River. In 1796, Jose Pedro Cordovil arrived at the island with his family and his slaves and named the place ”Tupinambarama”, dedicating to farming and fishing there. Queen [...]

The city is divided by an imaginary line that goes from the Cathedral of Nossa Senhora da Conceicao until the Bumbódromo, creating two zones: ”Vermelha” (Red)  and ”Azul” (Blue). The division can be seen looking at the colors of houses, tourist signposts and even public phones. The population of Parintins is 102 066 inhabitants (data [...]

The  economy of Parintins is practically based on livestock . The city has the largest herd of cattle (150 thousand) and buffalo (50,000) of the state of Amazonas. The main farming products are: pineapple, rice, yams, banana, cocoa, coffee, lime and black pepper. The most important industries of the city are logging, chemical and naval.