Antonio do Brinco
Albina 2 | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 Antonio do Brinco as seen from Maripasoula | |
  Antonio do Brinco Location in Suriname | |
| Coordinates: 3°38′33″N 54°1′27″W / 3.64250°N 54.02417°W | |
| Country |  Suriname |
| District | Sipaliwini District |
| Resort | Tapanahony |
| Population (2015)[1] | |
• Total | ca. 1,000 |
Antonio do Brinco, also Albina 2,[1] is a garimpeiros (illegal gold prospectors) village in the Tapanahony resort of the Sipaliwini District of Suriname. The village is located on the Lawa River,[2] and is next to Peruano,[3] and opposite Maripasoula in French Guiana.[1] The village is named after Antonio with the earring (Portuguese: brinco) who constructed the first commercial building.[4]
The village has grown rapidly in the early 21st century, and contains a string of supermarkets, restaurants, bars and brothels,[1] who cater to both the gold prospectors and neighbouring French Guiana, because of lower prices.[5] Many shops offer customers free transportation from Maripasoula with their boats and canoes.[4]
The health situation in the village is dire. The river has been polluted with mercury.[5] There are no medical facilities in the village despite a high prevalence of HIV, malaria,[6] and during the COVID-19 pandemic, it was listed as a hot spot with many infections.[7] As it was founded illegally, it is not listed as an official settlement[8] and therefore has no school, no electricity other than private Diesel generators, no clean water supply, and no police station.[2] There are plans to open a clinic operated by Medische Zending in the village.[6]
- ^ a b c d "La Vie en face". Une Saison en Guyane (in French). Retrieved 6 July 2020.
- ^ a b "Ondernemers Lawa zijn brute roofovervallen zat". De Ware Tijd via Shoeket (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 July 2020.
- ^ ""Health Awareness Week" at Benzdorp for garimpeiros Lawa Tabiki". Malaria Suriname. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
- ^ a b Hoefte & Oostindie 2015, p. 76.
- ^ a b "Verkeerde benzine-opslag oorzaak brand Antonio do Brinco". De Ware Tijd (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 28 June 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
- ^ a b "Gratis onderzoek in 'Health Awareness Week'". Star Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 July 2020.
- ^ "Covid-19: Record voor de tweede keer verbroken vandaag". Star Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 July 2020.
- ^ Plan Bureau 2014, p. 170: "The reference concerns the absence of the village in table 3.1 of the official villages in the Tapanahony resort"