Qué hay en Belém, Brasil, a lo largo del año

Máxima afluencia — Christmas and Réveillon, Summer holidays en Brasil

• Festival

  Belem's birthday

  10–12 Ene · normalmenteGran 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. Fuente ↗

• Riesgo

  Rain and spring-tide flooding

  15 Ene – 30 Abr · normalmenteTemporada de inundaciones

  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. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Christmas and Réveillon (24 Dic – 1 Ene)

Máxima afluencia — Carnaval week, Summer holidays en Brasil

• Festival

  Carnaval week

  14–18 FebCarnavalMucha genteReserva prontoCierres

  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. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Rain and spring-tide flooding (15 Ene – 30 Abr (normalmente))

Tranquilo — vacaciones escolares en 3 de los mercados que lo llenan, uno de sus peores meses por clima

En marzo no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: Rain and spring-tide flooding (15 Ene – 30 Abr (normalmente)), Carnaval week (14–18 Feb)

Tranquilo — uno de sus peores meses por clima

En abril no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: Rain and spring-tide flooding (15 Ene – 30 Abr (normalmente))

Temporada media — un mes normal

En mayo no empieza nada nuevo.

Concurrido — Arrastões do Pavulagem, vacaciones escolares en 2 de los mercados que lo llenan

• Festival

  Arrastões do Pavulagem

  11 Jun – 5 JulGran festivalMucha gente

  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. Fuente ↗

• Temporada

  Amazonian summer

  15 Jun – 30 Nov · normalmenteTemporada seca

  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.

Máxima afluencia — Arrastões do Pavulagem, July winter break en Brasil

En julio no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: Amazonian summer (15 Jun – 30 Nov (normalmente))

Concurrido — uno de sus mejores meses por clima

• Temporada

  Açaí harvest

  1 Ago – 15 Dic · normalmente

  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. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Amazonian summer (15 Jun – 30 Nov (normalmente))

Concurrido — vacaciones escolares en 2 de los mercados que lo llenan, uno de sus mejores meses por clima

En septiembre no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: Amazonian summer (15 Jun – 30 Nov (normalmente)), Açaí harvest (1 Ago – 15 Dic (normalmente))

Concurrido — Círio de Nazaré

• Festival

  Círio de Nazaré

  10–26 OctFiesta religiosaMucha genteReserva prontoCierres

  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. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Amazonian summer (15 Jun – 30 Nov (normalmente)), Açaí harvest (1 Ago – 15 Dic (normalmente))

Temporada media — un mes normal

En noviembre no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: Amazonian summer (15 Jun – 30 Nov (normalmente)), Açaí harvest (1 Ago – 15 Dic (normalmente))

Máxima afluencia — Christmas and Réveillon, Summer holidays en Brasil

• Festivo

  Christmas and Réveillon

  24 Dic – 1 EneNavidad y Año NuevoCierresMucha gente

  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. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Açaí harvest (1 Ago – 15 Dic (normalmente))