BELÉM 

SURVIVAL 
GUIDE
 Welcome to
Belém do Pará! 

Belém do Pará is simply one of the

most exotic destinations in Brazil.
Surrounded by the mysterious
waters of the Amazonian rivers,
our "island", with its special way,
conquers all who pass by here.
Winter and summer are different
from the rest of Brazil, our cuisine
is very strong and diverse, our
unstable time and we are the
gateway to the Amazon - not
forgetting the açaí (without the
sugary supplements of other
regions). The classic warm rain of
the afternoon and the affection of
the natives for the tourists who
choose to venture through the city
are our biggest brands! To choose
Belém is to be sure to discover
something different every day in
the recognized warmth of the
capital of Pará. One is deceived
who thinks that the tourist points
are scarce and restricted to the
historical center - even because
the municipality is also formed by
several islands.
At dawn, with coffee and pupunha
(typical fruit of the region), at
dusk, with jambu cachaça, this
little piece of Northern Brazil
enchants with its happiness,
regardless of the time of year.
Welcome to the city of the hoses!
Enjoy all the best that is here in a
unique experience - but do not
forget the bottle with water and
sunscreen!
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1. PRESENTATION + CONTACTS -------------------------------- 4

2. MAPS  ----------------------------------------------------------- 5

3. ADRESSES  ----------------------------------------------------- 7

4. INSTRUCTIONS  ----------------------------------------------- 8

5. WHERE TO GO  ----------------------------------------------- 10

6. GASTRONOMY ------------------------------------------------ 22
  
 PRESENTATION  
Hello, we are the UFPA local committee, and we are here to
help while you staying in our city. We take care of your
internship, we organize the social programs, we solve
possible problems and, finally, we will get you  your
certificate.
So count on us for anything!
Our exchange program is bilateral, by that, we mean that a
student from our university will receive and exchange
student in order to go to his/her internship abroad. If you
have any trouble with your host, you should talk and try to
work things out first. In case it doesn’t work, then contact
us!
We are med students, meaning, as you may know, we are
kind of busy people. In most months, we won’t be able to
go out on week days, but we’ll be sure to give you a great
time on the weekends.
At last, we would like to wish you a great time here in
Belém. Enjoy our beautiful city. If there’s anything you need
(at all), or if you simply feel like chatting,
contact us:

Contact People
(LEO-D) (+5591)
(LORE-D) (+5591)
(LONE-D) (+5591)
(President) (+5591)
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MAP - TO GO
About transporting, the best way to find your way to the
internship is talking to your host. We, the UFPA
committee, will give you the best guidance for each one
of you.
About taking a bus, you can also try downloading the
“Rota Urbana” or "Moovit" app. It will give you the route
of the bus lines.

BUS STOP 
BUS STOP 
bus lines

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MAPs - TO COME BACK

BUS STOP 
bus lines

TICKETS R$ 3,30

PARTICULAR CARS APP

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ADRESSES
Your house is:

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Hospital (for internship): 

Hospital Universitário João de Barros Barreto - R. dos
Mundurucus, 4487
Hospital Universitário Bettina Ferro de Souza - R.
Augusto Corrêa, 01

Supermarkets
Formosa - Av. José Bonifácio, 165 , 
Líder - Av. Visc. de Souza Franco, 1088 
Nazaré - Travessa São Francisco, 610
 
Drugstores
Farma Líder - Tv. Padre Eutíquio, 1845
Extrafarma -  Tv. Quintino Bocaiúva, 381 
                     Av. Visc. de Souza Franco, 558

Shopping Malls
Boulevard Shopping Belém - Av. Visc. de Souza Franco,
776 - Reduto, Belém - PA, 66053-000.
Shopping Pátio Belém - Tv. Padre Eutíquio, 1078
Shopping Metrópole Ananindeua - Rod. BR-316, Km 4,
4500
Shopping Bosque Grão-Pará - Av. Centenário, 1052

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INSTRUCTIONS
Here are some advices/requests for you as an incoming exchange
student:

1. We would like you to have a map of all the city. We won’t be able
to be with you all the time, since we have classes in the morning
and in the afternoon, from Monday to Friday. Therefore, you and
the other incomings will eventually get out by yourselves. You can
get a map at the airport for free, or use the GPS of your cellphone.
Don’t hesitate to call us if you feel lost!

2. To make communication easily with your host, LEOs and other

incomings, and be able to get internet to use GPS on your
cellphone, ask your host to help you to get a prepaid SIM card. You
can get one for about R$10 and recharge it as many times as you
need.

3. Please, ask your host to show you how to get to hospital from
your house. They will show you which bus to take (if you go by bus)
or what streets to go if you are walking. If your host is able to drive
you to the hospital, make sure you ask what time you have to be
ready and try not to be late for both of you.

4. Also, ask your host to take you to the market or teach you how to
get there so you can buy your own food, if it is necessary (do not
forget he/she is responsible for giving you a meal per day). You can
always ask for tips about restaurants and places to eat near the
hospital or the house.

5. If you have any problems with your host or at the hospital, we

would like you to try to work it out with them first. If that did not
help, please, talk to your contact person and we will do whatever is
possible to help you. However, remember that it is very important
to have a good relationship with your host so your time here will
be the best.

6. It is clear that you are here to focus on the internship but during
your time in Belém, we will make a few social programs and go out
together. We would love you to participate on ours programs so we
can all have a great experience, exchange knowledge and make
new friends.

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INSTRUCTIONS
Your host has some rules and obligations to follow. And he has to
provide:
● A place for the incoming to sleep and a bathroom
● One meal per day
● Information for getting to the hospital/clinic where the
incoming will attend to

If the host person is not able to provide these things at his/her

house, it is of his/her responsibility to provide another place for
the incoming to sleep (friend’s house, hostel, etc) and eat (hospital,
restaurant, etc).These would be the basic obligations. If the host is
willing to do more than that, it will be his/her own decision.
(For the incoming: If something of these items is not being
accomplished, please get in contact with your contact person so
that it can be solved as quickly as possible).

Different countries have different cultures. Brazil is not an

exception. As this is the fifth largest country in the world, different
cultures on the inside also exist. Therefore, we’ve listed a few
social rules and tips to make this experience even better and avoid
possible conflicts.
              1) Brazilian people usually say hello to each other and give
a kiss on the cheek or a friendly hug. We’re not flirting, I swear.

             2) We are used to throw the toilet trash (as tampons, swab,
and used cotton) and paper in a trashcan. Our pipes aren’t
reinforced enough to handle that.  So, please, do not throw these
things in the toilet and flush. Always throw in the trashcan or ask
your host family about their habits.

             3) If you have searched about Brazil, one thing that may be
a master culture difference is that we always take more than one
shower a day, even because our weather is warm. Feel free to do
the same, if you want to.

             4) People usually call each other by their first name, even
more powerful/respected person. In that case, we use some
treatment pronouns and say the first name. If you have any doubt
about how to call someone, just ask them.

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wHERE TO GO?

VER-O-PESO MARKET

Ver-o-peso market is a market hall in

Belém-Brazil, located at Guajará Bay
riverside. Nowadays, the Ver-o-peso
complex contains the Açaí Fair, a free
open market where açaí berry
merchants sell the fruit in natura for
açaí juice shops; the Clock Square, with
an iron-cast clock tower brought from
England; the Ver-o-peso docks, where
native fishes from Amazon are unloaded
from boats and sold fresh; the Iron
Market, a gothic prefab structure where
fish is sold; the Solar da Beira space, a
colonial building where art expositions
often take place, and the neoclassical
Meat Market, across the street, with
iron-cast stairs and cubicles. There's
also the free market, where
craftsmanship, natural essence parfums,
typical food and native fruits are sold.

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Estação das Docas Complex

Reopened the windows of Belém to Guajará Bay. The restoration project
covers the area of old warehouses of the Pará Docks Company.

There are eighteen thousand square metres of urbanised area, with coffee
bar services, various restaurants, stores, travel agencies, banks, in addition
to an auditorium and two memorials. There is, also, a fluvial station and
extensive external area. 

PORTAL OF THE AMAZON

It is a recent and privileged area in the Belém's periphery. Located at the edge of
Guajará Bay, the place is perfect to look at the sunset and to walk or run. There are
some sports court to play, bike path and small sells of foods.

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WHERE TO GO?

REPUBLIC SQUARE
HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL
SITE OF THE CITY THAT
BRINGS TOGETHER SEVERAL
INTERESTING TOURIST
POINTS

HANDICRAFT FAIR
The fair happens every Sunday and
brings together the best of Pará
culture, perfumes, ceramics, props,
clothes, food and regional drinks. is a
place where families and young
people go to meet and spend Sunday
mornings. It is not uncommon to have
shows and other cultural
performances.

PARK BAR
A weekly snapshot of your most
important KPIs in comparison to the
previous week, and the corresponding
week from the previous year

CINE OLYMPIA
It is the oldest cinema in operation in
Brazil with more than 100 years.
Nowadays, national films occupy the
big part of presentations. Big
franchises as Hollywood movies no
longer appear there. 

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PEACE THEATER

With a history of 140 years, the Theater of Peace is the place of great
presentations of local, national and international artists. The opera
festival is one of the most prestigious. Constructed with resources from
the heyday of rubber in the Amazon, the neoclassical lines of the place
received the conductor Carlos Gomes and great names of the
international ballet.

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WHERE TO GO?

BASÍLICA DE NAZARÉ
The Basilica of Our Lady of Nazareth
of Exile (Portuguese: Basílica Nossa
Senhora de Nazaré do Desterro). Also
Basilica of Belém is a Catholic temple
that began to be built in 1909, in the
place where the image of the Virgin of
Nazareth was found by Plácido José
de Souza (whose origins are
controversial, with different versions)
in the city of Belém, state of Pará, on
the banks of the Murututu Igarapé in
Brazil.It also is the finish line of the
percussion of Círio de Nazaré.

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WHERE TO GO?

BATISTA CAMPOS SQUARE

In a privilege area of the city,
Batista Campos Square is the
second most important and
searched square. With bandstand,
points which traditionally sells
coconut water, water ways and a big
area for children plays. Nearby of
Pátio Belém Shopping. Every year
have a christimas decorations that
atract the atetion of the citizens,
besides being the place to the
people walking on Sundays.

SÃO JOSÉ LIBERTO SPACE

The São José Liberto Space is known
as the Jeweler's Polo. Formerly it
was a prison, but after a rebellion in
1998 was deactivated being
reopened in 2002 as it is currently.
It houses fine jewelery shops with
regional features. It has a Museum
of Gems with permanent exhibition
of some minerals extracted from the
ground of the state, in addition to a
museum with relics of the prison. In
spite of all the purposes already
destined to the space, its first
function was like convent and for
that reason it owns a great chapel.

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WHERE TO GO?

FELIZ LUSITÂNIA COMPLEX

IT HAS THIS NAME BECAUSE IS WHERE THE CITY OF BELÉM DO PARÁ
WAS BORN. NOWADAYS, THERE ARE MANY HISTORIC PLACES TO VISIT
THERE: 

SACRED ART MUSEUM

With the baroque amazon style, the
current version was completed in 1719.
It is composed by St Alexander's
Church and Episcopal Palace. Many
weddings take place in this local, in
addition to recitals and theater shows.

BELÉM’S METROPOLITAN
CATHEDRAL
Its construction started in 1748, but
was concluded in 1782. Designed by
famous italian architect Antonio
Landi. The traditional missa of the
Cirio de Nazaré occurs every year at
the front of this church, because its
interior is insuficient to the lot of
people who come watching.

ELEVEN WINDOWS HOUSE

It was constructed in XVIIIth century
by a sugar lord (no, not someone who
ate too much sugar). In 1768, it was
transformed into a military hospital by
the state government. In 2001, the
government bought the place to serve
as touristic point of the capital.
Nowadays, the local is an expensive
restaurant. 

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WHERE TO GO?

FELIZ LUSITÂNIA COMPLEX

DOM FREI CAETANO SQUARE

Better known as Sé square, this place is located in the centre of the Fort of
the Presépio, Santo Alexandre church and Belém's Metropolitan Cathedral.
Every year, the traditional Círio de Nazaré, on of the greatests expressions of
catholicism in the country, starts there.

FORT OF THE PRESÉPIO

It’s the crib of this city. It was
constructed by Castelo Branco in 1616
to protect the Amazon from french
and dutch invasors. There you can
find the original cannons available for
looking and touching.

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WHERE TO GO?

GREEN SPACES IN THE CITY

RODRIGUES ALVES WOOD–BOTANICAL GARDEN

Inspired by the Bois de Boulogne Park in Paris, the Rodrigues Alves Wood is a
little piece of Amazonia preserved in the middle of the city. Comprising 16
hectares, in the ample Avenida Almirante Barroso, one of the city's busiest
thoroughfares, having 2,500 native species, an orchidary, lakes, caverns,
waterfalls and even a replica of a mountain. There you can see small animals
characteristic to the region, such as squirrel monkeys, agoutis and macaws.

UTINGA STATE PARK

The park provides a space for healthy activities in contact with nature by local
people, visitors or tourists. There are eight trails, all providing direct contact
with various species of flora and fauna. The most popular is the monkey trail,
which takes about 40 minutes and goes from Bolonha lake to the visitor
center, where other activities are available.

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GREEN SPACES IN THE CITY

EMILIO GOELDI MUSEUM

This natural science museum was founded in 1895 by the Swiss zoologist
Emilio Goeldi. Its zoobotanical park is a home of many species of Amazonia’s
fauna and flora and it consists in a pole of knowledge and research at the
heart of the forest. The museum offers many informations about the local
biology to its 400 thousands of anual visitors, in addition of to function as a
rich campus of scientific exploration to academician and other professionals.

MANGAL DAS GARÇAS

Located on the banks of the Guamá river, the Mangal das Garças it's an
excellent place to know Pará's fauna, look the city and the river with yours
islands and appreciate the regional culinary at the Manjar das Garças
restaurant. The restaurant price is expensive but the food is really good and
diverse. The person pays a tax and can serve byself many times that want.
There are an area to butterflies an another to birds, besides a navegation
amazon museum, orchids, a lighthouse and a warehouse of the time.

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WHERE TO GO?

ilha do combú
Just a 10-minute boat ride
from the city of Belém,
Pará, Combu Island is a
must stop for anyone
visiting the region.
The crossing is simple and
tranquil and provides an
invigorating experience for
the traveler. During the
trip, you can observe how
people from the island and
how it is day by day by the
river. Whoever goes to the
island of Combu can not
fail to try the famous
handmade chocolate of the
Daughter of the Combu, in
your shop you can buy
chocolates, spoonful or
rolled brigadiers and even
cupuaçu candy. Everything
100% natural. The island
has several restaurants that
sell typical foods and
drinks, which are on the
river bank and overlook
Belém. Besides all this, you
can swim in the river. There
are also kayaking groups
that take walks through the
island, in paradisiacal
places. Photos are not
enough to show the beauty
of this place.

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nearby cities
ICOARACI
Icoaraci is one of the districts
of Belém. It has a large border
with several restaurants that
sell food for enjoyment by the
river. It has a well-known
complex of sale of ceramics
Marajoara, characteristic of
the Amazon region. From
there you can go to the Island
of Cotijuba or Outeiro, two
popular destinations.

MOSQUEIRO

The island of Mosqueiro is

district of Belém and refuge
of the habitants of the capital.
With its river beaches with
muddy waters (characteristic
of the region), it enchants
who visits the place, mainly
by the waves of river. One of
its most traditional places is
Tapiocaria da Ilha, where the
most diverse types of tapioca
can be tasted.
A destination highly sought after by vacationers and carnival revelers,
Mosqueiro is also a resting place on weekends. The beach of the Lighthouse is
one of the most frequented. However, if tranquility is the purpose of the tour,
the beach of Paradise and Marahú are ideal. At all times and for all
audiences, the island will always be open to its visitors!!!

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GASTRONOMY
Reading this guide so far
might have gotten you
pretty hungry. Or, perhaps,
you’re a food traveler
looking for a good
experience in one of
UNESCO’s creative cities of
gastronomy. Or maybe you
just wanna eat. It’s not
important. We don’t judge.
We just eat.
BELÉM WAS
ELECTED CREATIVE The first thing to know is
CITY OF that food in Belém is quite
GASTRONOMY BY peculiar. Sure, you can find
UNESCO the usual fast food spots
(McDonalds, Burguer King…),
but then, as you walk calmly
on a sunny afternoon, when
you less expect, you might
run towards a Tacacá,
Maniçoba or Vatapá selling
spot at the next corner.
What is that?

LET’S GET STARTED

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TACACÁ
Speaking of cooking, here, you should start with a Tacacá, the dish that
symbolizes the strong influence of Indian culture on the paraense table.
Served in gourds in stalls throughout the city, this kind of soup, always
hot, takes unusual ingredients: jambu, an herb that causes a mild
numbness in the mouth, and tucupi, yellow broth made from manioc and
cooked for many hours to neutralize its toxicity. And to make it even
better, shrimp, hot peppers, garlic and basil 

maniçoba
Another special dish is Maniçoba, also known as Feijoada Paraense. In its
recipe, manioc leaves are grounded and cooked for a long time. Then
bacon, Portuguese sausage, jerked and salted pork meats are added. Served
with white rice and raw manioc flour, it also takes pepper. It doesn’t look
good, but it tastes pretty great. Curiosity point: Maniva, the manioc produit
from which Maniçoba is made from, needs to be cooked up to a week
before it loses it’s poisonous properties!
 

duck on tucupi

It is a typical food and a classic when the Cirio of Nazare occurs. Your
ingredients are tucupi, a yellow liquid derived from manioc, duck and
jambu, a plant that has a flower responsible for shaking the mouth.
Present on the table of citizens of Pará, can be eat with rice and manioc
flour.

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fruits
FRUITS ARE OTHER ATTRACTIONS. A WONDERFUL DISPLAY OF
AROMAS AND FLAVORS IS FOUND IN THE VER-O-PESO. CUPUAÇÚ,
BACABA, UXI, TAPEREBÁ, PUPUNHA, TUCUMÃ, BRAZILIAN NUT… ARE
ALL THERE.

AÇAÍ
This regional fruit is probably the most
popular and liked article around here. It’s
picked from a very huge palm tree and its
tecnics of crop is as most important for the
natives as its cooking. Açaí is often eaten
daily at the lunch (and often at dinner too)
all by itself or with native fishes, tapioca,
farinha, shrimp… the possibilities are
endless! In Belém we’ve got a lot of
restaurants that can serve you, but mostly a
bunch of approved sell spots, recognized by
their famous red sign. 

PUPUNHA

This fruit is a regional classic. Traditionally,

people eat that accompanied by coffee,
regardless of the season. Nowadays, it is
used in many ways in cooking, present in
elaborate foods. Its main characteristic is to
be oily, being a common expression "face of
pupunha" to characterize the oily face.

AMAZON GUARANÁ

It is a milkshake similar drink but maked

with guaraná, a fruit of Amazon which has
energitic power. Exists the traditional taste
and new recipes with açaí, strawberries and
other fruits. The principal point is in the
Brazil Square, althought there are another
places that sells this in the city with a low
price.  Like all the things, please, check if
you have allergies a some of the
ingredients.

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We hope you make the

most of your exchange! 
This Guide has been made with great care and we hope
you like the Guide,the city and the exchange. In it we
have all that you need to know and a little more. Be sure
to give us your feedback.

Got any
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PRODUCTION

IFMSA BRAZIL UFPA 2018

Gabriela Góes - Sarah Faro - Ana Luiza Aires - Maria Clara Pinheiro

Inspired by: IFMSA BRAZIL UEPA, IFMSA BRAZIL UNIVILLE, IFMSA BRAZIL
UNICAMP, IFMSA BRASIL SUPREMA (Thanks or you all)

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