Formation of the City of Belém (PA): Central Area and its Paper Historical and Geographical
<p>In the 17th Century the urban life of Belém spread out from a promontory<br />located at the meeting point of Guajará Bay and Guamá River. These "natural obstacles" (waterways, floodplains and flooded forest) presented momentary setbacks to urban expansion. Overcoming these...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Portuguese |
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Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
2012-12-01
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| Series: | Espaço Aberto |
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| Online Access: | https://revistas.ufrj.br/index.php/EspacoAberto/article/view/2094 |
| Summary: | <p>In the 17th Century the urban life of Belém spread out from a promontory<br />located at the meeting point of Guajará Bay and Guamá River. These "natural obstacles" (waterways, floodplains and flooded forest) presented momentary setbacks to urban expansion. Overcoming these obstacles the city of Belém developed a central area characerized by change and continuity. By identifying and analyzing historical and geographical changes in the central area of Belém a better understanding can be obtained of new functions and features of urban space in Belém today.</p> |
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| ISSN: | 2236-1367 2237-3071 |