Barcelos, Amazonas

Barcelos
Municipality
Municipality of Barcelos
Flag of Barcelos
Flag
Nickname: 
"Capital do peixe ornamental" ("Capital of the ornamental fish") Cidade menina ("Girl City")
Location of Barcelos in the State of Amazonas
Location of Barcelos in the State of Amazonas
Barcelos is located in Brazil
Barcelos
Barcelos
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 00°58′30″S 62°55′26″W / 0.97500°S 62.92389°W / -0.97500; -62.92389
Country Brazil
RegionNorth
State Amazonas
FoundedMay 27, 1758
Government
 • MayorJosé Ribamar Beleza (MDB)
Area
 • Total122,475.728 km2 (47,288.143 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total27,638
 • Density0.21/km2 (0.5/sq mi)
 [1]
Time zoneUTC−4 (AMT)
Area code+55 92
HDI (2000)0.593 – medium[2]
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Barcelos (also Barcellos), formerly Mariuá, is a municipality located in the state of Amazonas, northern Brazil. Its population was 27,638 (2020) and its area is 122,476 square kilometres (47,288 sq mi).[3] It is the second largest municipality in Brazil (behind Altamira, Pará); equivalent in size to New York state in the United States and slightly larger than North Korea.

Since 1994, Barcelos has been the host of an annual festival celebrating ornamental fish,[4] which is a significant source of income for the region. Project Piaba uses Barcelos as the starting point for their annual research expedition into the Rio Negro area.[5] The region is the biggest exporter of this particular fish in Brazil with over 19 million specimen exported into Europe, Asia and USA.[6] Barcelos is known for Ecotourism.[7]

  1. ^ IBGE 2020
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-10-03. Retrieved 2009-12-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - UNDP
  3. ^ IBGE - "Archived copy". Archived from the original on January 9, 2007. Retrieved August 3, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ Carey, Randy (March 2007). "Hope Along the Rio Negro Part 1: The View from Manaus". Tropical Fish Magazine. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  5. ^ "Project Piaba". Project Piaba. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  6. ^ "Visit the city of Barcelos in Amazonas Brazil | Brol.com". Retrieved 2024-10-07.
  7. ^ "Barcelos" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-10-07.