BR-156 is a federal highway of Brazil .
10-415: The road consists of 552 km between Oiapoque and Macapá , and 271 km between Macapá and Laranjal do Jari (except via Santana city), totalling 823 km of road through forest and savannah. Only the road between Macapá and Calçoene is paved with asphalt. The rest of the road has a dirt surface. Because of the road conditions, it takes around 10-12 hours to drive between Oiapoque and Macapá . With
20-514: Is a municipality in the north of the state of Amapá , Brazil . Its population is 27,906 and its area is 22,625 square kilometres (8,736 sq mi). Oiapoque is also a major river in the same state, forming the international border with French Guiana . The Oyapock River Bridge , connecting the village with Saint-Georges in French Guiana, was completed in 2011 but not opened to pedestrian or vehicle traffic until 2017. Lying on
30-650: The Oyapock River Bridge (linking the cities of Oiapoque in Brazil and Saint-Georges-de-l'Oyapock in French Guiana ) open to traffic starting from 20 March 2017, it is now possible to drive from Macapá to Cayenne , the capital city of French Guiana . This article about the roads and road transport of Brazil is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Oiapoque Oiapoque ( Portuguese pronunciation: [ɔjɐˈpɔki] )
40-561: The 2,369,400 hectares (5,855,000 acres) Amapá State Forest , a sustainable use conservation unit established in 2006. The Cabo Orange National Park is located on the coast of the municipality, and covers 6,573 square kilometres (2,538 sq mi) of rainforest on the coast line. Oiapoque can be accessed by air via the Oiapoque Airport . Oiapoque has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) with moderate to little rainfall from August to November and heavy to very heavy rainfall in
50-537: The Amapá State Secretariat of Culture. The municipality of Oiapoque contains three districts: There are four indigenous tribes in the municipality located in indigenous territories : Oiapoque Airport Oiapoque Airport ( IATA : OYK , ICAO : SBOI ) is the airport serving Oiapoque , Brazil . Oiapoque Airport, located by the French Guiana border, does not allow for instrument approach . The nearest airport with instrument approach
60-520: The beginning of the 20th century, the village of Oiapoque hosted a political and criminal concentration camp called Clevelândia. In 1922 an agricultural outpost called the Núcleo Colonial Cleveland was transformed into a camp during the presidency of Artur Bernardes ( 1922–1926 ). Many Brazilian anarchist militants were sentenced to hard labour here. Of the 946 prisoners interned at Clevelândia between 1924 and 1927, 491 died. Many of
70-409: The north border of the state. The Oiapoque River was visited by Europeans in the first years of the 16th century. The first European was the pirate Vicente Yáñez Pinzón . It has been called Japoc, Yapoc, Iapoco, and even Vicente Pinzón River. The name Oiapoque was officially used from 1900, when a territorial dispute between Brazil and France was resolved through Swiss diplomatic arbitration. At
80-459: The northern coast of Brazil, Oiapoque is popularly considered the northernmost point of Brazil. The phrase do Oiapoque ao Chuí ("from Oiapoque to Chuí ") means "all of Brazil." However, there are more northerly points in Roraima state such as the municipality of Uiramutã . Oiapoque remains the northernmost coastal city of Brazil, and the northernmost city of Amapá. It occupies more than half of
90-721: The remaining months. The Kuahí Museum was opened in 2007 by the four indigenous groups living the municipality: the Palikur , the Galibi Marwono , the Galibi do Oiapoque , and the Karipuna do Amapá . The museum contains more than 400 objects used by the Amerindians. The project was conceived in the 1990s to promote and transmit the knowledge of the indigenous community. The museum is a public not-for-profit entity linked to
100-473: The survivors returned to São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro permanently sickened with malaria. Oiapoque is bordered to the west by its long frontier with French Guiana. It is bordered to the north by the Atlantic Ocean . On its eastern and southern sides it borders the municipalities of Calçoene , Serra do Navio , Pedra Branca do Amapari , and Laranjal do Jari . The municipality contains 24.15% of
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