Det sker i Belém, Brazil året igennem

Tætpakket — Christmas and Réveillon, Summer holidays i Brazil

• Festival

  Belem's birthday

  10.–12. jan. · normaltStor festival

  The city marks its 1616 founding on 12 January with free concerts, exhibitions and a giant birthday cake cut at Ver-o-Peso; it is an optional day off for city staff rather than a full holiday. Kilde ↗

• Risiko

  Rain and spring-tide flooding

  15. jan. – 30. apr. · normaltOversvømmelsessæson

  At the height of the Amazonian winter, heavy afternoon rain meeting the highest tides of the year, above all around March, floods low streets near the canals and the waterfront; check tide tables before planning a day around the old town. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Christmas and Réveillon (24. dec. – 1. jan.)

Tætpakket — Carnaval week, Summer holidays i Brazil

• Festival

  Carnaval week

  14.–18. feb.KarnevalTætpakketBook tidligtLukninger

  Carnaval is Brazil's biggest holiday: banks, offices and many shops close from Monday to midday on Ash Wednesday, and Brazilians travel in huge numbers, so flights, buses and rooms sell out and cost the most of the year. Book well ahead. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Rain and spring-tide flooding (15. jan. – 30. apr. (normalt))

Stille — skoleferie på 3 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en af stedets værste måneder vejrmæssigt

Intet nyt begynder i marts.

Stadig i gang: Rain and spring-tide flooding (15. jan. – 30. apr. (normalt)), Carnaval week (14.–18. feb.)

Stille — en af stedets værste måneder vejrmæssigt

Intet nyt begynder i april.

Stadig i gang: Rain and spring-tide flooding (15. jan. – 30. apr. (normalt))

Skuldersæson — en helt almindelig måned

Intet nyt begynder i maj.

Travlt — Arrastões do Pavulagem, skoleferie på 2 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

• Festival

  Arrastões do Pavulagem

  11. jun. – 5. jul.Stor festivalTætpakket

  June Sundays belong to a drum-and-brass procession that anyone can walk in, starting at Praça da República and tens of thousands deep by the time it reaches the waterfront. Free, and the best thing the city does. Kilde ↗

• Sæson

  Amazonian summer

  15. jun. – 30. nov. · normaltTørsæson

  Locals call the drier half of the year the Amazon summer. The afternoon downpour stops being a daily certainty, the river beaches on Mosqueiro and Marajó open, and the weekend boats out of the city fill.

Tætpakket — Arrastões do Pavulagem, July winter break i Brazil

Intet nyt begynder i juli.

Stadig i gang: Amazonian summer (15. jun. – 30. nov. (normalt))

Travlt — en af stedets bedste måneder vejrmæssigt

• Sæson

  Açaí harvest

  1. aug. – 15. dec. · normalt

  The main açaí crop reaches the Ver-o-Peso quays from about August, when the thick purple pulp is at its best and cheapest. Out of season the price climbs sharply and the quality drops. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Amazonian summer (15. jun. – 30. nov. (normalt))

Travlt — skoleferie på 2 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en af stedets bedste måneder vejrmæssigt

Intet nyt begynder i september.

Stadig i gang: Amazonian summer (15. jun. – 30. nov. (normalt)), Açaí harvest (1. aug. – 15. dec. (normalt))

Travlt — Círio de Nazaré

• Festival

  Círio de Nazaré

  10.–26. okt.Religiøs højtidTætpakketBook tidligtLukninger

  On the second Sunday of October a couple of million people walk behind the rope with the image, and the fortnight around it is the city's real Christmas: family lunches, closed streets, no beds left. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Amazonian summer (15. jun. – 30. nov. (normalt)), Açaí harvest (1. aug. – 15. dec. (normalt))

Skuldersæson — en helt almindelig måned

Intet nyt begynder i november.

Stadig i gang: Amazonian summer (15. jun. – 30. nov. (normalt)), Açaí harvest (1. aug. – 15. dec. (normalt))

Tætpakket — Christmas and Réveillon, Summer holidays i Brazil

• Helligdag

  Christmas and Réveillon

  24. dec. – 1. jan.Jul & nytårLukningerTætpakket

  Christmas Day and New Year's Day are national holidays: many shops, restaurants and attractions close on both, a good share of residents leave town in the week between, and New Year's Eve, Réveillon, brings fireworks and crowds dressed in white. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Açaí harvest (1. aug. – 15. dec. (normalt))