Princesa beach
Long sands.
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Algodoal is an island on the north-eastern coast of Pará that, with its neighbour Maiandeua, forms the Algodoal-Maiandeua Environmental Protection Area, created in 1990. The two islands are separated by an intermittent tidal channel known as the «Furo Velho», with the Atlantic to the north and two river estuaries to the east and west. They hold long beaches, dunes, mangroves and coastal «restinga» scrub, and are home to fishing people in small villages. Algodoal island has the main village and the Princesa and Farol beaches, while the larger Maiandeua has the villages of Fortalezinha, Mocooca and Camboinha and the spot known as «Pedra Chorona». The name Algodoal comes from a native plant resembling silk cotton. It is reached overland from Belém to the town of Marudá, 180 kilometres, and then by boat in about forty minutes to the village harbour. Much loved by visitors seeking peace and nature, it is worth at least one night's stay.
Long sands.
A quiet life.
Coastal nature.
Maracanã municipality, north-eastern coast of Pará
By road from Belém to Marudá, then about forty minutes by boat.