Macapá, Brazil
Macapá is a regional capital of 512,902 people in Amapá, Brazil, founded in February 4, 1758.
Why visit Macapá
Townapedia lists 25 museums and landmarks, 29 parks and trails, 123 places to eat, 39 places to stay and 6 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Federal University of Amapá, Museu Sacaca, Fortaleza de São José de Macapá and Fazendinha Environmental Protection Area.
Weather in Macapá
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About Macapá
Macapá (Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: [makaˈpa] ) is the capital of the Brazilian state of Amapá, in the country's North Region, located on the northern channel of the Amazon Delta near its mouth on the Atlantic Ocean. Its population is estimated to be 512,902 (2020). The city is on a small plateau on the Amazon in the southeast of the state of Amapá. The only access by road from outside the province is from the overseas French department of French Guiana, although there are regular ferries to Belém, Brazil.
From the Wikipedia article Macapá (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Macapá on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Things to do6
Federal University of Amapá
School · 5.3 km
Public university with main campus in Macapá, Amapá, Brazil
Museums and landmarks25
Fortaleza de São José de Macapá
Museum · 2.1 km
Fortress in Macapá, Brazil
memorial de inauguração da praça
Monument and historic site · 2.5 km
Memorial construído como marco de inauguração da praça do Alvorada
Travessa Joaquim Gouveia, Macapá
A Banda - Centro Sociocultural e Educacional
Museum · 1.5 km
0257 Avenida Ernestino Borges, Macapá
Centro Cultural Franco Amapaense
Museum · 1.9 km
32 Avenida General Gurjão, Macapá
13 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds29
Fazendinha Environmental Protection Area
Park · 12.3 km
Brazilian environmentally protected area
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Rio Curiaú Environmental Protection Area
Park · 13.8 km
Protected area in Amapá, Brazil
Estádio Glicério de Souza Marques
Sports field and stadium · 0.7 km
1502 Avenida Mendonça Júnior, Macapá
Praça do Alvorada
Park · 2.5 km
Praça do Bairro Alvorada
Travessa Joaquim Gouveia, Macapá
Adventure Park
Sports field and stadium · 0.9 km
2334 Rua Leopoldo Machado, Macapá
17 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes123
Mr.Charlie - Doces & Café
Cafe · Coffee Shop, Doceria, Pastry, Lanchonete, Café
1334 Avenida Mendonça Furtado, Macapá
Mo-Sa 15:30-20:30
Big Pizza
Restaurant · Pizza · 2.3 km
Avenida Pará, Macapá
Tu-Su 18:00-23:00
Casa do Sorveteiro
Ice cream · 1.7 km
2516 Rua Hildemar Maia, Macapá
Mo-Fr 08:00-18:00; Sa 08:00-12:00
Delícias da Rosy
Restaurant · Regional · 1.2 km
Delícias da Rosy, restaurante com os mais variados pratos da região amazônica. Bem localizado no centro de Macapá.
1236 Avenida General Ozório, Macapá
Fr-Sa 19:00-23:00
Padaria Christiane
Bakery
1460 Avenida Almirante Barroso, Macapá
Mo-Fr 06:10-12:00,13:00-20:00; Sa-Su 06:30-11:00,15:00-19:00
Panificadora Santa Luzia
Bakery · 2.0 km
2851 Rua Hildemar Maia, Macapá
Mo-Sa 06:00-21:00; Su 06:00-12:00
Panificadora Santa Rita
Bakery · 0.8 km
2039 Rua Manoel Eudóxio Pereira, Macapá
Mo 09:00-12:00,14:00-20:00; Tu-Sa 06:00-12:00,14:00-20:00; Su 06:00-12:00
Peixaria Amazonas
Restaurant · 2.0 km
208 Rua Beira Rio, Macapá
Mo-Sa 11:30-15:00,19:00-23:00; Su 11:30-15:00
111 more on the map.
History
Macapá is a corruption of the Tupi word macapaba, or "place of many bacabas", the fruit of the local palm tree. The Spaniard Francisco de Orellana claimed the region in 1544 and called it Nueva Andalucía (New Andalusia). The modern town began as the base of a Portuguese military detachment, stationed there in 1738. On February 4, 1758, Sebastião Veiga Cabral, the illegitimate child of the military governor of Trás-os-Montes, Sebastião Veiga Cabral, founded the town of São José de Macapá, under the authority of the governor of Pará, Francisco Xavier de Mendonça Furtado. The fortress of São Joselito de Macapá was first laid out in 1764, but took 18 years to complete, due to illness among the Indian workers, and numerous escapes made by black slaves. Macapá experienced an intense hurricane in the Summer of 1811 causing extensive damage to the fortifications there but leaving much of the city intact. Around 1834 Macapá a strange, month-long storm caused flooding upwards of six inches a day for the region. Macapá was elevated to city status in 1854.
Macapá gained international notoriety in December 2001 when international yachtsman Peter Blake, from New Zealand, was murdered while anchored on his explorer yacht Seamaster in Macapá port. According to Business Insider, Macapá is the 69th most violent city in the world, with 26.06 homicides per 100,000 people.
From the History section of Macapá on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay39
Hotel Amazônia
Motel and hotel · 0.8 km
1553 Avenida Antônio Coelho de Carvalho, Macapá
Churches and places of worship54
Paróquia Santuário Nossa Senhora do Perpétuo Socorro
Church · Catholic · 2.3 km
549 Rua Acésio Guedes, Macapá
Igreja Adventista do Sétimo Dia
Place of worship · 1.0 km
841 Rua Jovino Dinoá, Macapá
Assembléia de Deus A Pioneira, Congregação de Gilgal
Church · Evangelical · 2.1 km
Assembleia de Deus Congregação Betel
Church · 1.1 km
2963 Avenida Padre Júlio Maria Lombaerd, Macapá
Comunidade Evangélica Cristã Vila da Penha
Place of worship · 1.3 km
834 Rua Eliézer Levy, Macapá
Igreja Avivamento Olho Vivo
Place of worship · 1.5 km
2154 Rua Santos Dumont, Macapá
Igreja Batista da Lagoinha
Place of worship · 1.9 km
121 Avenida Henrique Galúcio, Macapá
Igreja de Jesus Cristo dos Santos dos Últimos Dias
Place of worship · 1.5 km
956 Avenida Ana Nery, Macapá
Shopping80
Depósito Paraense
Hardware store · 1.1 km
2934 Avenida Padre Júlio Maria Lombaerd, Macapá
Gas and EV charging25
Schools, colleges and libraries111
CEDAP - Centro de Educação do Amapá
School · 0.9 km
1105 Avenida Mendonça Júnior, Macapá
Centro de Apoio Pedagógico ao Deficiente Visual
School · 2.2 km
4067 Avenida Professora Cora de Carvalho, Macapá
Centro de Atendimento ao Surdo
School · 0.8 km
2657 Avenida Professora Cora de Carvalho, Macapá
Centro de Ensino Florence
School · 0.8 km
1066 Avenida Presidente Getúlio Vargas, Macapá
Healthcare85
Clínica Santa Rita
Clinic and pharmacy · 1.2 km
731 Avenida José Antônio Siqueira, Macapá
Mercadão dos Medicamentos
Clinic and pharmacy · 0.6 km
1526 Avenida Padre Júlio Maria Lombaerd, Macapá
Centrocor Cardiologia e Hemodinâmica
Clinic and pharmacy · 1.9 km
375 Rua Cândido Mendes, Macapá
Clínica Infinita
Clinic and pharmacy · 1.5 km
332 Avenida Raimundo Álvares da Costa, Macapá
Clínica Saúde Popular
Clinic and pharmacy · 1.4 km
2843 Rua Leopoldo Machado, Macapá
Fitoderme - Farmácia de Manipulação
Clinic and pharmacy
373 Avenida Machado de Assis, Macapá
Map of Macapá
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Getting there and nearby towns
Macapá International Airport (MCP) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 1 km away.
- Portuário do Igarapé da Fortaleza 7 km west, about 7 min by car
- Santana 15 km southwest, about 15 min by car
- Mazagão 30 km southwest, about 30 min by car
- Afuá 79 km east, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Itaubal 80 km north, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Porto Grande 84 km northwest, about 1 h 30 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Macapá Montage (2021) 2, Allice Hunter, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2019-10-13 Círio de Nazaré - Macapá 16, Marcelo Loureiro/GEA, CC BY 3.0
- 2019-10-13 Círio de Nazaré - Macapá 06, Marcelo Loureiro/GEA, CC BY 3.0
- 2019-10-13 Círio de Nazaré - Macapá 02, Marcelo Loureiro/GEA, CC BY 3.0
- 2019-10-13 Círio de Nazaré - Macapá 11, Marcelo Loureiro/GEA, CC BY 3.0
- 2019-10-13 Círio de Nazaré - Macapá 05, Marcelo Loureiro/GEA, CC BY 3.0
- 2019-10-13 Círio de Nazaré - Macapá 12, Marcelo Loureiro/GEA, CC BY 3.0
- 2019-10-13 Círio de Nazaré - Macapá 14, Marcelo Loureiro/GEA, CC BY 3.0
- 2019-10-13 Círio de Nazaré - Macapá 19, Marcelo Loureiro/GEA, CC BY 3.0
- 2019-10-13 Círio de Nazaré - Macapá 13, Marcelo Loureiro/GEA, CC BY 3.0
- 2019-10-13 Círio de Nazaré - Macapá 23, Marcelo Loureiro/GEA, CC BY 3.0
- 2019-10-13 Círio de Nazaré - Macapá 21, Marcelo Loureiro/GEA, CC BY 3.0
- 2019-10-13 Círio de Nazaré - Macapá 01, Marcelo Loureiro/GEA, CC BY 3.0
- 2019-10-13 Círio de Nazaré - Macapá 15, Marcelo Loureiro/GEA, CC BY 3.0
- 2019-10-13 Círio de Nazaré - Macapá 22, Marcelo Loureiro/GEA, CC BY 3.0
- 2019-10-13 Círio de Nazaré - Macapá 04, Marcelo Loureiro/GEA, CC BY 3.0
- 2019-10-13 Círio de Nazaré - Macapá 20, Marcelo Loureiro/GEA, CC BY 3.0
- 2019-10-13 Círio de Nazaré - Macapá 07, Marcelo Loureiro/GEA, CC BY 3.0
- 2019-10-13 Círio de Nazaré - Macapá 08, Marcelo Loureiro/GEA, CC BY 3.0
- 2019-10-13 Círio de Nazaré - Macapá 18, Marcelo Loureiro/GEA, CC BY 3.0
- 2019-10-13 Círio de Nazaré - Macapá 09, Marcelo Loureiro/GEA, CC BY 3.0
- 2019-10-13 Círio de Nazaré - Macapá 10, Marcelo Loureiro/GEA, CC BY 3.0
- 2019-10-13 Círio de Nazaré - Macapá 17, Marcelo Loureiro/GEA, CC BY 3.0
- 2019-10-13 Círio de Nazaré - Macapá 03, Marcelo Loureiro/GEA, CC BY 3.0
- Rua Leopoldo Machado - Macapá, Coedf, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Fortaleza de São José de Macapá, Athena Vieira, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Curiaú - Amapá (2017) (31680527043), Alain K., CC BY 2.0
- Saint Joseph Cathedral, Macapá city, Brazil, Jorge Andrade from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, CC BY 2.0
- Frente do museu Sacaca, Márcia do Carmo/ MTur Destinos, Attribution
- Brasão da Universidade Federal do Amapá (UNIFAP), Deivid França 96, CC BY 4.0
- Bacabeiras Theater, Macapá city, Brazil, Jorge Andrade from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, CC BY 2.0
- Woman's Tattoos (Unsplash), Gabriel Nunes gabrielnunes, CC0
- Moviecom macapa 02 04 2025 evento autismo Luis 03, Maksuel Martins/Governo do Estado do Amapá, CC BY 3.0
- Moviecom macapa 02 04 2025 evento autismo Luis 04, Maksuel Martins/Governo do Estado do Amapá, CC BY 3.0
- 2023-01-26 Museu Sacaca 02, Marcio Pinheiro/GEA, CC BY 3.0
- 2023-01-26 Museu Sacaca 03, Marcio Pinheiro/GEA, CC BY 3.0
- 2023-03-01 Semana do Japão no Amapá 02, Aog Rocha/GEA, CC BY 3.0
- 2023-03-02 Semana do Japão no Amapá 02, Jorge Junior/GEA, CC BY 3.0
- 2023-03-02 Semana do Japão no Amapá 04, Jorge Junior/GEA, CC BY 3.0
- 2023-03-01 Semana do Japão no Amapá 03, Aog Rocha/GEA, CC BY 3.0
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