Ver-o-peso

The Ver-o-Peso Market, Mercado Municipal Bolonha de Peixe, Mercado de Ferro, or Ver-o-Peso is a street market and fair, and small port area inaugurated in 1901 that is part of the Ver-o-Peso Complex.

Photo: mauriciomercer, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Type: Marketplace
Description: market in Belém, Brazil
Also known as: “Category:Architectural complex and surroundings ‘Ver-o-Peso’” and “Ver-o-Peso Market”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Solar da Beira and Meat Market, Belém.

Solar da Beira

Public building

Photo: ViniF1tean, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Solar da Beira is a public building designed in the neoclassical architectural style that integrates the Ver-o-Peso Complex. It is located in the Brazilian city of Belém, Pará, in the Cidade Velha neighborhood, on the shores of Guajará Bay.

Meat Market, Belém

Butcher

Photo: Hans von Manteuffel, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Francisco Bolonha Municipal Meat Market, Bolonha Market or simply Meat Market, is a structure built in 1867 that belongs to the Ver-o-Peso Complex. Meat Market, Belém is situated 110 metres south of Ver-o-peso.

Church of Our Lady of Mercy

Church

Photo: Celso Roberto de Abreu Silva, CC BY 2.0.

Church of Our Lady of Mercy is situated 220 metres northeast of Ver-o-peso.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cidade Velha and Batista Campos.

Cidade Velha

Suburb

Photo: Celso Abreu, CC BY 2.0.

Cidade Velha, initially called Mairi, Cidade or Sé neighborhood, is a historic area of the capital of Pará, Belém, founded in the 1620s. It is the first and oldest neighborhood in the city, originated from the Portuguese colonial settlement Feliz Lusitânia…