Barcarena, Brazil
Encyclopedia
Barcarena is a Brazilian city in the state of Pará
. It has a population of 102,015 and is part of the Belém
metropolitan area. The city's economy relies largely on agriculture and bauxite
. There are also facilities for pig iron nearby.
. In 1709 Jesuits came.
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 has a population of 102,015 and is part of the Belém
Belém
Belém is a Brazilian city, the capital and largest city of state of Pará, in the country's north region. It is the entrance gate to the Amazon with a busy port, airport and bus/coach station...
metropolitan area. The city's economy relies largely on agriculture and bauxite
Bauxite
Bauxite is an aluminium ore and is the main source of aluminium. This form of rock consists mostly of the minerals gibbsite Al3, boehmite γ-AlO, and diaspore α-AlO, in a mixture with the two iron oxides goethite and hematite, the clay mineral kaolinite, and small amounts of anatase TiO2...
. There are also facilities for pig iron nearby.
History
The town was originally inhabited by the Aruá IndiansAruá language
Aruá is an extinct language of Brazil. The last speaker died in 1877. All that survives is a word list from 1869....
. In 1709 Jesuits came.