Feira do Açaí

The Feira do Açaí is a public trading post, an open-air market for the commercialization of açaí, a small port area, and a set of bars, which is part of the Ver-o-Peso Complex, located on the shores of the Guajará Bay in the district of Cidade Velha, in the city of Belém, Pará, Brazil.

Photo: Fernando Dall’Acqua, CC BY 2.0.

Type: Marketplace
Description: fair in Belém, Pará, Brazil
Also known as: “Açaí Farmers‘ Market” and “Açaí Market”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Forte do Presépio and Siqueira Campos Square.

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 100 metres southwest of Feira do Açaí.

Siqueira Campos Square

Park

Photo: Cayambe, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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. Siqueira Campos Square is situated 120 metres east of Feira do Açaí.

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 south of Feira do Açaí.

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…