1°27′8″S 48°30′13″W / 1.45222°S 48.50361°W
| Ver-o-Peso Market | |
|---|---|
Mercado Ver-o-Peso | |
 View of the Ver-o-Peso Iron Market on the shores of Guajará Bay. | |
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| Former names | Casa de Haver o Peso |
| General information | |
| Type | Street market, Historical heritage |
| Location | Belém, Pará, Brazil |
| Coordinates | 1°27′8″S 48°30′13″W / 1.45222°S 48.50361°W |
| Opened | 1901 |
| Awards and prizes | Property listed by IPHAN, Provisional World Heritage Site, Seven Wonders of Brazil |
| Other information | |
| Facilities | Francisco Bolonha Meat Market, Açaí Market, Ver-o-Peso Dock, Iron Market |
The Ver-o-Peso Market, Mercado Municipal Bolonha de Peixe, Mercado de Ferro, or Ver-o-Peso is a street market and fair, and small port area inaugurated in 1901[1][2] (replacing the "Casa de Haver-o-Peso", 1625-1899)[3][1] that is part of the Ver-o-Peso Complex (1625).[4] It is located in the city of Belém (Pará) in the neighborhood of Campina, on the shores of Guajará Bay, next to the Docks Station.
It is considered one of the oldest public markets in the country and was elected one of the wonders of the state of Pará and one of the 7 Wonders of Brazil.[5][6]
A touristic, cultural, and economic point of the city of Belém, formed by the Iron Market, Pescador Square, the Ship Dock (1803), and the Fish Market, the Pedra do Peixe, and the street market (considered the largest in Latin America) that supplies the city with various goods: clothing, medicinal herbs, and food (such as fish and meat) coming from the surrounding islands of the capital and the inland municipalities, supplied by the river.[5]
The market is famous for one of the symbols of northern Brazilian culinary, the "fried fish with açaí".
- ^ a b "Mercado Ver-o-Peso, Belém, Pará". Basilio Fundaj. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
ibgemercadowas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Celma Chaves e Ana Paula Claudino Gonçalves (28 March 2013). "O mercado público em Belém: arquitetura e inserção urbanística" (PDF). IV Colóquio Internacional sobre o comércio e cidade. Faculdade de Arquitetura e Urbanismo da Universidade de São Paulo. Retrieved 8 Mar 2018.
- ^ Annaes das sciencias, das artes, e das letras; por huma sociedade de portuguezes residentes em Parîs (in Portuguese). Paris. 1809. p. 37.
- ^ a b "Ver-o-Peso da cidade: O mercado, a carne e a cidade no final do século XIX" (PDF). Universidade Federal do Pará (in Portuguese). Retrieved 13 December 2012.
- ^ "Caras homenageia estados das setes maravilhas brasileiras". Portal Universo Online (UOL) (in Portuguese). 2009. Retrieved 1 March 2018.