Macapa, Brazil Hotels, Vacations, Tourism

MACAPÁ , on the north bank of the Amazon and right on the equator, is the gateway to the state of Amapá and home to three-quarters of its population. Surrounded by uninhabited forests and hills, it dominates the northern section of the Amazon estuary. If you’re coming by ferry from Belém you’ll actually arrive to the southwest at Porto do Santana , just twenty minutes by bus or an hour by boat from Macapá, though it lies on the other side of the equator. The airport is 4km from town on Rua Hildemar Maia (tel 096/223-2323). The Rodoviária faces the Polícia Técnica, 5km … more »