På gång i Belém, Brazil under året

Mest folk — Christmas and Réveillon, Summer holidays i Brazil

• Festival

  Belem's birthday

  10–12 jan · vanligtvisStor 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. Källa ↗

• Risk

  Rain and spring-tide flooding

  15 jan – 30 apr · vanligtvisÖversvämningssäsong

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Christmas and Réveillon (24 dec – 1 jan)

Mest folk — Carnaval week, Summer holidays i Brazil

• Festival

  Carnaval week

  14–18 febKarnevalTrångtBoka tidigtStängningar

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Rain and spring-tide flooding (15 jan – 30 apr (vanligtvis))

Lugnt — skollov i 3 av marknaderna som fyller platsen, en av dess sämsta vädermånader

Inget nytt börjar i mars.

Pågår fortfarande: Rain and spring-tide flooding (15 jan – 30 apr (vanligtvis)), Carnaval week (14–18 feb)

Lugnt — en av dess sämsta vädermånader

Inget nytt börjar i april.

Pågår fortfarande: Rain and spring-tide flooding (15 jan – 30 apr (vanligtvis))

Mellansäsong — en helt vanlig månad

Inget nytt börjar i maj.

Mycket folk — Arrastões do Pavulagem, skollov i 2 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

• Festival

  Arrastões do Pavulagem

  11 jun – 5 julStor festivalTrångt

  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. Källa ↗

• Säsong

  Amazonian summer

  15 jun – 30 nov · vanligtvisTorrsäsong

  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.

Mest folk — Arrastões do Pavulagem, July winter break i Brazil

Inget nytt börjar i juli.

Pågår fortfarande: Amazonian summer (15 jun – 30 nov (vanligtvis))

Mycket folk — en av dess bästa vädermånader

• Säsong

  Açaí harvest

  1 aug – 15 dec · vanligtvis

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Amazonian summer (15 jun – 30 nov (vanligtvis))

Mycket folk — skollov i 2 av marknaderna som fyller platsen, en av dess bästa vädermånader

Inget nytt börjar i september.

Pågår fortfarande: Amazonian summer (15 jun – 30 nov (vanligtvis)), Açaí harvest (1 aug – 15 dec (vanligtvis))

Mycket folk — Círio de Nazaré

• Festival

  Círio de Nazaré

  10–26 oktReligiös högtidTrångtBoka tidigtStängningar

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Amazonian summer (15 jun – 30 nov (vanligtvis)), Açaí harvest (1 aug – 15 dec (vanligtvis))

Mellansäsong — en helt vanlig månad

Inget nytt börjar i november.

Pågår fortfarande: Amazonian summer (15 jun – 30 nov (vanligtvis)), Açaí harvest (1 aug – 15 dec (vanligtvis))

Mest folk — Christmas and Réveillon, Summer holidays i Brazil

• Helg

  Christmas and Réveillon

  24 dec – 1 janJul & nyårStängningarTrångt

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Açaí harvest (1 aug – 15 dec (vanligtvis))