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2006 P&O CRUISES SANTAREM (BRAZIL) PORT GUIDE LEAFLET

2006 SANTAREM (BRAZIL) PORT GUIDE

P & O CRUISES

P&O COLLECTABLES | BRITISH |

CRUISING / CRUISES | BRAZIL / BRAZILIAN

COLLECTABLES | PORT GUIDES

NAUTICAL | CRUISE SHIPS | OCEAN LINERS |

LEISURE | LIFESTYLE | CULTURE |

TRAVEL | HERITAGE | HISTORY

DETAILS:

MEASUREMENTS:

Approx. 8 1/4 inches x 11 3/4 inches

This is a single bi-fold sheet leaflet

MAKER’S / PUBLISHER’S MARKS:

P&O CRUISES

TEXTS:

Some excerpts…

CONTENTS:

1. LOOKING BACK

The region around Santarem

was once the country of the Tupaius Indians.

Around 1630 they were contacted for the first time

by a European, Captain Teixeira of Portugal.

In 1661, a Jesuit mission was established at this meeting place

of the Tapajos and Amazon Rivers.

In 1758, the village which had grown around the mission

was named Santarem, after the city of that name in Portugal.

One hundred and ten American refugees

from the Confederate side attempted to settle here in 1867,

many died and most of those who survived

the rigours of the Amazon returned to the USA.

2. SANTAREM TODAY

With a population of nearly 300,000

living in and around Santarem in the State of Para.,

the economy of this region is based

on ranching, lumber extraction, fishing, agriculture and mining.

With the discovery of bauxite and deposits of gold

in the valley of the Tapajos River

and the development of a hydro-electric scheme

on the Curua Una River SE of Santarem all in the 1970’s,

the local economy received a significant long term boost.

Tourism is now important.

The Transamazonica Highway,

3,107 miles in length was opened in 1973.

It skirts the southern limit of the Amazon Basin

and is paved in places but more often it is a dirt road

which has deteriorated badly.

For this reason, Santarem is largely isolated

and it depends in the main upon the river traffic

and aviation for its transport.

Thus, it is an important port

being the third largest town in the Basin.

‘Santarem is the first significant stop up the Amazon.

It is a pleasant rather sleepy place

which feels more like a large town than a city –

The Rough Guide, Brazil.

Pleasant it certainly is, but sleepy it is not.

With all the river traffic which passes through it,

Santarem is a lively, noisy, vibrant and interesting town

full of bustling activity

and with the atmosphere of the frontier.

The modern but small deep water port

used by the large ships is situated over a mile west

as the crow flies from the centre of the old town

distinguished by the presence of the Cathedral.

The most direct route to downtown

is via the esplanade built on top of the town’s flood prevention wall.

3. AROUND SANTAREM

4. ALTER DO CHAO

5. TAPAJOS RIVER

6. BOCA DA VALERIA

7. GETTING AROUND SANTAREM

8. FOOD FOR THOUGHT

9. GENERAL INFORMATION FOR SANTAREM

10. A FEW WORDS IN PORTUGUESE

11. FINAL THOUGHTS

12. ACCURACY OF INFORMATION

BACK MATERIAL:

KEY- SANTAREM

1. Amazon Park Hotel

2. Yacht Club

3. Port

4. Market 2000

5. Island

6. Secretariat of Education

7. Post Office

8. Bank / Exchange

9. Cathedral

10. Cultural Centre – Joao Fona

11. Telephone Centre

12. Fishermans Sq

13. University

14. Cultural Centre

15. SESP Foundation

16. Office Building

17.State Fair Grounds

18. Stadium

19. Highway Bus Station

20. Varig Poultry Farm

NOTES / OTHER DETAILS:

INSIDE material (2 pages) not scanned.

Only FRONT & BACK material are scanned.

This will be posted to you as A5 / SMALL LETTER.

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