Sunset cruise
From the docks.
Guajará Bay is formed by the confluence of the mouths of the Guamá and Acará rivers, on the border of Belém and Barcarena in Pará, and its waters flow into Marajó Bay and on to the Atlantic. The city of Belém grew up on its eastern shore. Called «Paraná-Guaçu» by the Tupinambá, the bay was the Portuguese gateway to the Amazon: on 12 January 1616 three vessels carrying 150 men under Francisco Caldeira Castelo Branco anchored here, and he began building the Forte do Presépio on the eastern shore, the starting point of Belém. The bay later saw battles between the Portuguese, English, Dutch and French. Mangroves and flooded forests surround the bay, artisanal fishing still supports traditional communities, and its fish feature in the cooking of Pará. Today the famous Ver-o-Peso market and the Estação das Docas look out over it, and boat trips leave from the waterfront, especially at sunset, towards islands such as Combu. Book trips at the Estação das Docas.
From the docks.
On the shore.
Across the bay.
Belém waterfront, where the Guamá and Acará rivers meet, Pará
At the Estação das Docas on the waterfront.