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27-495: The Rio Curiaú Environmental Protection Area (APA) is in the municipality of Macapá , Amapá, about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from the city center, and has an area of 21,676 hectares (53,560 acres). The Curiaú River, which gives its name to the APA, rises in the APA and flows southeast into the Amazon. The EAP-070 highway from Macapá runs through the APA from south to north. The APA is bounded to

54-452: A good place to raise cattle. Another says the Vila do Curiaú and other communities in the region were settled in the 18th century by slaves who revolted and fled from construction of the fortress of São José de Macapá. There may be truth in both stories, since escaped slaves may have found refuge with the original settlers. The traditional population of quilombolas is of African descent. The APA

81-571: A living. Macap%C3%A1 Macapá ( Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: [makaˈpa] ) is a city in Brazil with a population of 512,902 (2020 estimate), and is the capital of Amapá state in the country's North Region , located on the northern channel of the Amazon Delta near its mouth on the Atlantic Ocean. The city is on a small plateau on the Amazon in the southeast of

108-454: A noticeable amount of rain is observed even during the dry season, a trait common to a number of other areas with this climate. Average temperatures are relatively consistent throughout the year, hovering around 23 °C (73 °F) in the mornings and 31 °C (88 °F) in the afternoon. The municipality is subdivided in five districts: In 1992, the villages of Curiaú de Dentro, Curiaú de Fora, Casa Grande, Curralinho and Mocambo in

135-522: A small air base built by the United States during World War II to secure strategic bases in the South Atlantic region. Macapá is an economic center of northern Brazil and serves as a commercial hub of the state of Amapá. Gold, iron, lumber, manganese, oil, timber, and tin ore from the interior of the state pass through Amapá on to Port of Santana in the neighboring municipality of Santana . It

162-411: Is about 584.47 square kilometres (225.67 sq mi) of which about 40% is in the APA. The river is influenced by tides and by storms. It runs through the center of the APA in the region of flooded fields, which are completely flooded for much of the year. There are three soil types, oxisol , gleysol and alluvial soil. Oxisols, mostly associated with the cerrado ecosystem, cover about 44% of

189-847: Is connected to French Guiana by the Brazilian federal highway BR-156 , which runs north of the city through the Amazonian jungle. The city is connected with the rest of the North Region via the following highways: the AP-010, linking Macapá to Santana to the southwest; the AP-030, linking to the city of Mazagão ; the BR-156, linking the south of Amapá and Laranjal do Jari to the northern town of Oiapoque . The Oyapoque River Bridge has been open to traffic since March 20, 2017, linking Brazil and French Guiana by road for

216-559: Is considered a Historical and Ecological Site. The main economic activities are subsistence agriculture and plant and animal extraction. As of 1999 there were about 1,500 people in five communities, Curiaú de Dentro, Curiaú de Fora, Casa Grande, Curralinho and Mocambo. Rapid population growth in Macapá is causing the urban area to extend into the APA. The communities are responding to economic and cultural pressures by abandoning their traditional occupations and knowledge in favor of other ways of making

243-584: Is located in the Brazilian states of Amapá and Pará and encompasses the Marajó Archipelago , with Marajó Island as its largest island. The main cities located in the vicinity are Belém and Macapá , each with its respective metropolitan region. Despite the Amazon Delta discharging more than a billion tons of sediment a year, the delta does not have a subaerial expression and thus does not meet

270-532: Is located northwest of the large inland island of Marajó and south of the border with French Guiana . Macapá is a corruption of the Tupi word macapaba , or " place of many bacabas ", the fruit of the local palm tree. The Spaniard Francisco de Orellana claimed the region in 1544 and called it Nueva Andalucía (New Andalusia ). The modern town began as the base of a Portuguese military detachment, stationed there in 1738. On February 4, 1758, Sebastião Veiga Cabral,

297-538: Is the 69th most violent city in the world, with 26.06 homicides per 100,000 people. Macapá has a population of 499,163 in its metropolitan area , the 3rd largest in the North Region. The city alone accounts for sixty percent of the population of state of Amapá and 3.50% of the population of the entire northern region of Brazil. According to the 2010 census, the city has a population of 397,913, of which 97.92% live in urban areas and 2.08% live in rural districts. With an area of 6,563 square kilometres (2,534 sq mi),

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324-493: Is the fifth wealthiest city in northern Brazil, with a GDP of R$ 2,826,458,000 (2005). The city has a notably high rate of economic growth and a per capita income of R$ 7,950 (2005). Portuguese is the official national language, and the primary language taught in schools. English and French are also part of the official high school curriculum. The fortress of St. Joseph is a Vauban -style star fort built between 1764 and 1782 to replace two previous fortifications located in

351-480: The 137-hectare (340-acre) Fazendinha Environmental Protection Area , created in 2004. The Macapá region includes large tracts of tropical rainforest and experiences relatively high rainfall. Macapá features a tropical monsoon climate ( Am ) under the Köppen climate classification , with a lengthy wet season from December through July, and a relatively short dry season that covers the remaining four months. However,

378-458: The APA in flat or gently rolling terrain. They are poorly drained, high in clay and low in fertility. The gleysols are found in the várzea forest and flooded fields, covering 43% of the APA. They have poor drainage but constantly receive fresh sediments during periods of flooding, and are suitable for growing rice and natural pastures. Alluvial soils cover 6% of the APA in the gallery forest environment, and have good fertility. The Vila do Curiaú

405-773: The Rio Curiaú APA with changed boundaries, reducing its area by about 1,324 hectares (3,270 acres). The management board of the APA was created by state decree 3099 in 2001, and includes representatives of public authorities and of organized civil society. The APA was made part of the Amapá Biodiversity Corridor , created in 2003. The Köppen climate classification is Af (humid tropical). Average annual temperatures are around 27 °C (81 °F) and average annual rainfall about 2,500 millimetres (98 in). Relative humidity averages 85%. Vegetation includes várzea and cerrado forests and fields. The Curiaú River basin

432-600: The Summer of 1811 causing extensive damage to the fortifications there but leaving much of the city intact. Around 1834 Macapá a strange, month-long storm caused flooding upwards of six inches a day for the region. Macapá was elevated to city status in 1854. Macapá gained international notoriety in December 2001 when international yachtsman Peter Blake , from New Zealand, was murdered while anchored on his explorer yacht Seamaster in Macapá port. According to Business Insider , Macapá

459-406: The city. It was built to safeguard the northern extremity of Brazil and to control the Amazon Delta . It is one of the main sights of the city of Macapa. The Marco Zero monument  [ pt ] was built to mark the position of the equator in the city and to show the passage of the sun. At the spring and the autumn equinox the sun rises and sets on the line of the equator and shines on

486-526: The classic definition of a regular delta. It has a tropical climate with high humid temperatures. The Amazon Delta has a wet season of frequent flooding and a dry season where the water dries out. These seasons shape the environment of the Amazon Delta and the life that lives there. Such life that lives in the Amazon Delta include the water buffalo which Marajo Island is well known for, three-toed sloths, capybara , giant anteater, giant otter, jaguar and pink river dolphins . This article related to

513-632: The east by the Amazon River , to the north by the Pescada stream and the road linking the EAP-070 highway to BR-210 , to the west by the Amapá railroad, and to the south by an E-W line that divides it from the urban area of Macapá to the south. One account says the settlement was founded about three centuries ago by a settler of African origin, Sr. Miranda, his wife and seven slaves, all brothers, who decided this would be

540-465: The first time. Macapá International Airport (officially: Aeroporto Internacional de Macapá – Alberto Alcolumbre ) is located 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) from the city center and serves as a vital link between Macapá and other cities in Brazil. Commercial flights connect Macapá to Belém , Brasília , Fortaleza , Recife Airport , Rio de Janeiro, Salvador , and São Paulo . The airport traces its history to

567-424: The home matches of several local teams. The municipality contains the 111-hectare (270-acre) Parazinho Biological Reserve , created in 1985 to protect an island in the Amazon River . It contains the 21,676-hectare (53,560-acre) Rio Curiaú Environmental Protection Area , created in 1992 to protect an area near the urban center from city sprawl, and to protect the culture of the traditional inhabitants. It contains

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594-492: The illegitimate child of the military governor of Trás-os-Montes , Sebastião Veiga Cabral, founded the town of São José de Macapá, under the authority of the governor of Pará , Francisco Xavier de Mendonça Furtado. The fortress of São Joselito de Macapá was first laid out in 1764, but took 18 years to complete, due to illness among the Indian workers, and numerous escapes made by black slaves. Macapá experienced an intense hurricane in

621-541: The monument along the Avenue Equatorial, which runs for a mile due east of it. The Estádio Milton Corrêa , usually known as the Zerão ("Big Zero", from its position on the equator), is a multi-purpose stadium located in central Macapá on the R. Ilvaldo Alves Veras east of the university (UNIFAP). The stadium has a maximum capacity of 10,000 people and was built in 1990. It is used mostly for football matches and hosts

648-604: The municipality of Macapá were recognised as quilombos , settlements by escaped slaves, resulting in the establishment of the Rio Curiaú Environmental Protection Area . Amazon Delta The Amazon Delta ( Portuguese : delta do Amazonas) is a vast river delta formed by the Amazon River and the Tocantins River (through the Pará River distributary channel) in northern South America . It

675-420: The population density of Macapá is approximately 60.62 inhabitants per km . Macapá has a few roads to other cities in Brazil but is mainly connected to the rest of the country by air and sea. Macapá is located 345 kilometres (214 mi) from Belém , but the cities are separated by the large inland island of Marajó and have no direct highway connections; the city is accessible only by boat or airplane. Macapá

702-452: The state of Amapá. The only access by road from outside the province is from the overseas French department of French Guiana , although there are regular ferries to Belém , Brazil . Macapá is linked by road with some other cities in Amapá. The equator runs through the middle of the city, leading residents to refer to Macapá as " The capital of the middle of the world. " It covers 6,407.12 square kilometres (2,473.80 sq mi) and

729-597: Was created by Amapá state decree 1417 of 28 September 1992, and by decree 1418 the Vila do Curiaú was recognized as Cultural Heritage of Amapá due to the popular culture of the African Brazilians in the communities. The goal was to prevent damage to the ecosystems of the Curiaú River basin due to the unplanned urban expansion of Macapá, and to preserve the social values and culture of the quilombo residents. On 15 September 1998 law 0431 repealed decree 1417 and recreated

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