Siqueira Campos Square

The Siqueira Campos Square or Clock Square is a public space located at the Ver-o-Peso Dock, in the Cidade Velha neighborhood, in the Brazilian city of Belém, capital of Pará.

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Type: Park
Description: square in the Historical District of Belém, Brasil
Also known as: “Clock Square”, “Praça do Relógio”, “Praça dos Aliados”, and “Praça Siqueira Campos”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Forte do Presépio and Belém Cathedral.

Forte do Presépio

Photo: Túllio F, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Forte do Presépio is a fort located in Belém, Pará, Brazil. It was built in 1616 by Francisco Caldeira Castelo Branco at Maúri Point, a promontory on the right bank of the mouth of the Guamá River and Guajará Bay. Forte do Presépio is situated 190 metres west of Siqueira Campos Square.

Belém Cathedral

Church

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

The Our Lady of Grace Cathedral also called Catedral Nossa Senhora de Belém. It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Belém do Pará and is located in the old quarter of the city in Belém in Brazil. Belém Cathedral is situated 270 metres southwest of Siqueira Campos Square.

Church and Former College of Saint Alexander

Church

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Church and Former College of Saint Alexander is situated 140 metres southwest of Siqueira Campos Square.

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…