Barcelos, Amazonas
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Barcelos is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Amazonas. Its population was 32,169 (2005) and its area is 122.476 square kilometre, making it the second largest municipality in 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...

 (behind Altamira, Pará
Altamira, Pará
Altamira is a city in the state of Pará, in northern Brazil. It is the largest municipality in the Americas by area, and the second in the world, after Jiuquan, China...

), equivalent in size to New York
New York
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 state in the United States
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 and slightly larger than North Korea
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.

The city is served by Barcelos Airport
Barcelos Airport
Barcelos Airport is the airport serving Barcelos, Brazil.-Airlines and destinations:-External links:...

with scheduled services to Manaus.
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