Óbidos, Pará
Encyclopedia
Óbidos is a town in Pará
, Brazil
located at the narrowest and swiftest part of the Amazon River
. Its an old town founded in 1697, and located between Santarém
and Oriximiná
. The town is the seat of the Diocese of Óbidos. The town was named after Óbidos, Portugal.
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...
, 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...
located at the narrowest and swiftest part of the Amazon River
Amazon River
The Amazon of South America is the second longest river in the world and by far the largest by waterflow with an average discharge greater than the next seven largest rivers combined...
. Its an old town founded in 1697, and located between Santarém
Santarém, Pará
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and Oriximiná
Oriximiná
Oriximiná is the westernmost and second largest city in the Brazilian state of Pará. The city lies on the Trombetas river, 40 km northwest of Óbidos. The city is crossed by the Equator....
. The town is the seat of the Diocese of Óbidos. The town was named after Óbidos, Portugal.
Further reading
- Columbia-Lippincott Gazeteer. (New York City: Columbia University Press, 1952) p. 1362.