North (Brazil)

While elegant Rio de Janeiro and cosmopolitan São Paulo are best-known places in Brazil, the North is the most unexplored part of the country. Its cities developed during the rubber tapping cycle of the XIX century. Nowadays, the region tries to protect the most valued thing there: the Amazon forest. Regions (States) Acre Amapá Amazonas Pará Rondônia Roraima Tocantins Cities Belém - Capital of Pará. Boa Vista - Capital of Roraima. Macapá - Capital of Amapá. Manaus - Capital of Amazonas. Natividade - A historic town from the mining ages in Tocantins. Palmas - Capital of Tocantins. Parintins - Famous for the Boi Bumbá festival, a celebration of Amazonian culture. Porto Velho - Capital of Rondônia. Rio Branco - Capital of Acre. Other destinations Amazonia - jungle tours, wildlife, floated wood, the Mysteries of the amazon Amazônia National Park Anavilhanas Ilha do Marajó - the large island at the mouth of the Amazon Ilha do Mosqueiro Jalapão - A departure from the Amazon region, this uninhabited cerrado area has bright orange sand dunes, rivers and waterfalls. Increasingly popular with off-road adventure lovers Mount Roraima Understand Talk Get in Get around See Itineraries Do Eat Drink Stay safe Get out This article is an outline and needs more content. It has a template, but there is not enough information present. Please plunge forward and help it grow!