State Pará Demonym bargantino(a) Area 2,090 km² Local time Thursday 9:36 AM | Region Northern Mesoregion Nordeste Paraense Founded 1613 Population 120,124 (2014) | |
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Weather 27°C, Wind E at 8 km/h, 84% Humidity Points of interest Casa das Treze Janelas | ||
Bragança, Pará is a municipality in the state of Pará in the Northern region of Brazil.
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The municipality contains part of the 27,864 hectares (68,850 acres) Tracuateua Marine Extractive Reserve, a sustainable use conservation unit created in 2005. It contains the 42,069 hectares (103,950 acres) Caeté-Taperaçu Marine Extractive Reserve, created in 2005.
History
The city was founded as New Bragança (after Bragança, Portugal).
References
Bragança, Pará Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA