Monte Alegre, Pará

Monte Alegre, Pará
Municipality
Country  Brazil
Region Northern
State Pará
Mesoregion Baixo Amazonas
Time zone UTC -3

Monte Alegre, Pará is a municipality in the state of Pará in the Northern region of Brazil.[1][2][3][4] It is located along the Amazon River in northern Brazil.

Near this area along the Amazon River is the Caverna del Pedra Pintada, an ancient archeological site with numerous rock paintings and pictographs. Excavations at the cave have found evidence of ancient peoples.

See also

References

  1. "Divisão Territorial do Brasil" (in Portuguese). Divisão Territorial do Brasil e Limites Territoriais, Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). July 1, 2008. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
  2. "Estimativas da população para 1º de julho de 2009" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Estimativas de População, Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). August 14, 2009. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
  3. "Ranking decrescente do IDH-M dos municípios do Brasil" (in Portuguese). Atlas do Desenvolvimento Humano, Programa das Nações Unidas para o Desenvolvimento (PNUD). 2000. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
  4. "Produto Interno Bruto dos Municípios 2002-2005" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). December 19, 2007. Retrieved December 17, 2009.

Coordinates: 2°00′28″S 54°04′08″W / 2.00778°S 54.06889°W / -2.00778; -54.06889

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