Melgaço is a Brazil

Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

ian municipality in the state of Pará

Pará

Pará is a state in the north of Brazil. It borders the Brazilian states of Amapá, Maranhão, Tocantins, Mato Grosso, Amazonas and Roraima. To the northwest it also borders Guyana and Suriname, and to the northeast it borders the Atlantic Ocean. The capital is Belém.Pará is the most populous state...

. It stands at an altitude of 12 meters. Its population was estimated in 2005 at 25,153 inhabitants, according to the IBGE

IBGE

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It is located 290 km, in a straight line, from the capital of the state. It borders Portel, Breves

Breves, Brazil

Breves is a Brazilian municipality located in the state of Pará. Its population as of 2008 is estimated to be 99,223 people. The area of the municipality is 9,550.454km². The city belongs to the mesoregion Marajó and to the microregion of Furos de Breves....

, Bagre

Bagre

Bagre is a Brazilian municipality located in the state of Pará. Its population as of 2008 is estimated to be 19,780 people. The area of the municipality is 4,397.290 km². The city belongs to the mesoregion Marajó and to the microregion of Portel....

, Gurupá

Gurupá

Gurupá is a city on the Amazon River in Brazilian state of Pará, located on the world's largest river island, Marajó.The city is a center for palm heart extraction and commerce...

 and Porto de Moz.

The hymn and seal of the municipality were composed by Francisco de Oliveira e Souza.

The Estação Científica Ferreira Pena (Ferreira Pena Science Station) is located in the rural area of Melgaço, on a river named Curuá, a tributary of the Caxiuanã.