Barcelos, Amazonas
Barcelos (also Barcellos), formerly Mariuá, is a municipality located in the State of Amazonas, northern Brazil. Its population was 27,638 (2020) and its area is 122,476 square kilometres (47,288 sq mi), making it the second largest municipality in Brazil (behind Altamira, Pará), equivalent in size to New York state in the United States and slightly larger than North Korea.
Barcelos | |
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Municipality | |
| Municipality of Barcelos | |
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| Nickname: "Capital do peixe ornamental" ("Capital of the ornamental fish") Cidade menina ("Girl City") | |
Location of Barcelos in the State of Amazonas | |
Barcelos Location in Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 00°58′30″S 62°55′26″W | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Region | North |
| State | Amazonas |
| Founded | May 27, 1758 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | José Ribamar Beleza (MDB) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 122,475.728 km2 (47,288.143 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 27,638 |
| • Density | 0.21/km2 (0.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AMT) |
| Area code | +55 92 |
| HDI (2000) | 0.593 – medium |
Since 1994, Barcelos has been the host of an annual festival celebrating ornamental fish, which is a significant source of income for the region. Project Piaba uses Barcelos as the starting point for their annual research expedition into the Rio Negro area.
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