Mosqueiro
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Mosqueiro is an island near the south bank of the Pará River in the Brazilian state of Pará. Since July 6, 1989, the northwest coast of the island has comprised an administrative district of the city of Belém, roughly north of the downtown area of the city. The island has of beaches with freshwater tides, which draw vacationers primarily in the dry season. The largest settlement on the island is the town of Vila (often referred to simply as Mosqueiro) on the westernmost part of the island.
Key facts
- Islands.name
- Mosqueiro
- Islands.etymology
- Probably from the Tupinambá word "moqueio"
- Islands.map
- Pará#Brazil
- Islands.location
- Pará River in Belém
- Islands.area_km2
- 191
- Islands.country_admin_divisions_title
- Country
- Islands.country_admin_divisions_title_1
- Region
- Islands.country_admin_divisions_1
- North
- Islands.country_admin_divisions_title_2
- State
- Islands.country_admin_divisions_title_3
- Mesoregion
- Islands.country_admin_divisions_3
- Belém Metropolitan Area
- Islands.country_admin_divisions_title_4
- City
- Islands.country_admin_divisions_4
- Belém
- Islands.population
- 27,000
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Wikidata facts
- Area
- 191
- Elevation
- 24
- Image
- Embratel point-to-point dish.jpg
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- Mosqueiro
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Article
14 sectionsContents
- Origin of the name
- History
- Climate
- Landmarks
- Chapéu Virado
- {{lang|pt|Capelinha do Sagrado Coração de Jesus|italic=unset}} (Chapel of the Sacred Heart of Jesus)
- Villa Porto Franco
- Sebastião Rabelo de Oliveira Bridge
- {{lang|pt|Parque Municipal da Ilha de Mosqueiro|italic=unset}} (Mosqueiro Island Municipal Park)
- Neighbourhoods
- Wildlife
- Gallery
- References
- External links
Mosqueiro is an island near the south bank of the Pará River in the Brazilian state of Pará. Since July 6, 1989, the northwest coast of the island has comprised an administrative district of the city of Belém, roughly north of the downtown area of the city. The island has of beaches with freshwater tides, which draw vacationers primarily in the dry season. The largest settlement on the island is the town of Vila (often referred to simply as Mosqueiro) on the westernmost part of the island.
==Origin of the name== Scholars have attributed the name Mosqueiro to a corruption of the native Tupinambá word moqueio, which referred to the local practice of smoking meat and fish. In the early period of Portuguese colonization, the Tupinambá supplied smoked meat and fish to the city of Belém. The Portuguese, unfamiliar with the term moqueio, called the island Mosqueiro, which was the name of several places on the Iberian Peninsula. In Portuguese, the word mosqueiro means "flypaper".
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