The horseshoe hall
Rubber-boom era.
Celso Roberto de Abreu Silva from Belém, Brasil — CC BY 2.0 · Ajmcbarreto — CC BY-SA 4.0 · Prburley — CC BY 4.0
The Theatro da Paz, the Theatre of Peace, is the leading cultural house of northern Brazil, built in neoclassical style in the Amazon rubber boom. Its foundation stone was laid on 3 March 1869 and the building was finished in 1874, but it opened to the public only in 1878, after an inquiry into its builders. In 2026 UNESCO listed it as a World Heritage Site together with the Amazon Theatre in Manaus. Colonnaded porticoes surround it, looking onto Praça da República; its auditorium is horseshoe-shaped, and its lobby holds two Carrara marble busts of the Brazilian writers José de Alencar and Gonçalves Dias. Guided visits run every hour, and entry is free on Wednesdays. Arrive a quarter of an hour early, as groups are limited.
Rubber-boom era.
On Praça da República.
Two writers' busts.
Praça da República, central Belém
Estação das DocasEstação das Docas is a leisure complex on the Guajará Bay waterfront, created by10 minutes walk4.9
Ver-o-Peso MarketVer-o-Peso is the most famous market of the Amazon and one of Brazil's oldest, o14 minutes walk4.5
Mangal das GarçasMangal das Garças, Mangrove of the Herons, is a nature park opened on 12 January22 minutes walk4.9On Wednesdays; on other days the guided visit costs R$10 and starts every hour.