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69-550: The Hotel Tamanaco was constructed as part of an effort by the Venezuelan government to increase tourism in the aftermath of WWII. The Intercontinental Hotels division of Pan American World Airways signed a contract in 1949 with the Venezuelan Ministry of Development, which provided financial backing. The hotel was designed by John Wellborn Root Jr. of the firm Holabird, Root & Burgee , who also designed

138-1038: A 47% stake in the Hotel Nacional de Cuba , in Havana. By 1958, the chain had sixteen hotels in operation throughout Latin America and the Caribbean. In 1961, Intercontinental Hotels opened its first property in the Middle East, the Phoenicia Intercontinental Beirut , in Lebanon . In 1962, the chain expanded to three more continents, assuming management of the Ducor Palace Hotel in Monrovia , Liberia in April, opening

207-590: A Navy Corvette , it is followed by dozens of boats and ships through the waters of Guajará Bay to the pier of Belém, from where it is escorted all the way to the Gentil Bittencourt School. The subsequent candle-lit procession symbolizes the story of the discovery of the Saint and its return to where it was found. The procession follows the Carriage, to which a huge rope is tied, which is carried by

276-581: A Venezuelan building or structure is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . InterContinental InterContinental Hotels & Resorts is a British-American luxury hotel brand created in 1946 by Pan Am founder Juan Trippe . It has been part of UK-based InterContinental Hotels Group since 1998. As of January 2023, there were 208 InterContinental hotels worldwide, with 70,287 rooms. In 1945, U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Juan Trippe , President of Pan Am , discussed their concern for Latin America's need for development funds at

345-424: A White House breakfast. The two men thought that one way to attract businessmen and tourists would be to offer luxury hotels in key cities. Trippe contacted Statler Hotels ' chief executive H.B. Callis, and his company undertook a feasibility study, but the company decided the program would be too expensive. Trippe contacted multiple other US hotel chains, but none showed interest. Roosevelt requested that Pan Am take

414-543: A fruit named "Cupuaçu", comes from the Cupuaçu tree, found in the Amazonian woods. Cupuaçu is easily identified by its unique smell and sour taste. Its pulp is also extracted to make juices, candies, jellies, liquors, and ice cream. Açaí is a palm tree with a long, thin stem. The palm fruits from this tree are purple in color with a earthy and fruity taste. Long prized by the local population, it recently it has also reached

483-599: A hotel in Lagos, but withdrew from Nigeria in 2018, after a disagreement with its local partners over the terms of how to get the property out of receivership, just four years after the hotel opened. The Inter-Continental Kabul opened in 1969, but ceased operation following the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979. The hotel continues to operate independently using the Inter-Continental name, but unaffiliated with

552-479: A joint venture with Scanticon International, a Danish company that had opened a highly successful conference hotel near Princeton, New Jersey in 1981. Inter-Continental owned 80% of the business, with Scanticon controlling 20%. Additional Scanticon conference hotels were opened in Minneapolis and Denver, before InterContinental exited the joint venture in 1991. Grand Metropolitan sold Inter-Continental Hotels to

621-601: A reference to an earlier name for the city, Santa Maria de Belém do Grão Pará ("Saint Mary of Bethlehem of Great Pará"), and also to differentiate it from a number of other towns called Belém in Brazil, as well as the city of Bethlehem in the West Bank of Palestine. It is named after Santa Maria de Belém in Lisbon, also better known by its shortened name, Belém . Belém is served by Belém International Airport , which connects

690-454: A small chapel on the edge of the creek. This episode was regarded as miraculous throughout the region. It attracted hundreds of believers to see the image and pay homage to it. Since then, the Círio has been celebrated as a long procession lasting around five hours, in which thousands of people follow the statue through the streets of Belém. The Círio festival is regarded as the " Christmas of

759-456: A sound system, air conditioning, and public telephones. Currently Belém International Airport serves 2.7 million passengers a year, in a constructed area of 33,255.17 square metres (357,955.67 square feet). Traditionally called Belém Airport, it is responsible for increasing tourism in the Amazon region, as well as for the outflow of products and attracting new investments. The passenger terminal

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828-445: Is a private investment, owner Jorge Arthur Aarão Monteiro, authorized and licensed by IBAMA to function as C class zoo, the only category of Pará There are four different species of alligators in a population of thousands of individuals, highlighting açu for alligator, monkeys, anteaters, and the otters, hyacinth macaw, papagaios, tucannos, pacaranas, harpy eagle, among other animals. Also see the city turistic website here. Inspired by

897-411: Is fully air conditioned on two levels and has "futuristic" architecture, designed to take advantage of natural lighting. People with special needs have individualized service with own equipment at specific locations to facilitate their access. The terminal's interior is decorated with plants native to the Amazon region and is enclosed by a source able to imitate the sound of the rains that fall every day in

966-424: Is just a few kilometers from the city center. There are eight trails, all providing direct contact with various species of flora and fauna. The most popular is the monkey trail, which takes about 40 minutes and goes from Bolonha lake to the visitor center, where other activities are available. Visitors can also learn about the water treatment plant that supplies Belém. Located less than 15 kilometres (9.3 miles) from

1035-496: Is located near to the old Mercado de Ferro (Iron market), on the quays . The river island of Mosqueiro , 67 km (42 mi) north of the heart of the city, attracts beach tourists in the dry season. Belém International Airport is the major airport serving the city of Belém. The building design uses plane curves on its roof to permit light to enter its entire large terminal hall. The architect Sérgio Parada used adopted multiple-use totems integrated with light projectors,

1104-809: Is one of numerous brands today within the company. InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown, located within the Wilshire Grand Center in downtown Los Angeles, is the largest InterContinental in the Americas and the tallest building in Los Angeles . InterContinental manages the Willard InterContinental Hotel in downtown Washington, D.C. , two blocks east of the White House . The 177-year-old hotel has hosted many heads of state. InterContinental briefly operated

1173-470: Is part of the IAAF World Challenge as well as Sport Club Belém and the aforementioned teams for large matches. União Esportiva used to be a relatively successful club based in the city but was disbanded in 1965. Belém has a modern appearance with tree-lined streets, several plazas and public gardens, and many noteworthy buildings. The north's leading educational and cultural centre, it

1242-545: Is the 12th most populous city in Brazil, as well as the 16th by economic relevance . It is the second largest in the North Region , second only to Manaus , in the state of Amazonas . Founded in 1616 by the Kingdom of Portugal , Belém was the first European colony on the Amazon but did not become part of Brazil until 1775. The newer part of the city has modern buildings and skyscrapers . The colonial portion retains

1311-678: Is the gateway to the Amazon River with a busy port , airport , and bus/coach station . Belém lies approximately 100 km (62.1 miles ) upriver from the Atlantic Ocean , on the Pará River , which is part of the greater Amazon River system, separated from the larger part of the Amazon delta by Ilha de Marajó ( Marajo Island ). With an estimated population of 1,303,403 people — or 2,491,052, considering its metropolitan area — it

1380-545: Is the seat of a bishopric , and its cathedral (Igreja da Sé, founded in 1917) is one of Brazil's largest. Santo Alexandre, the oldest of Belém's churches, was built in 1616. The Museu (museum) Paraense Emílio Goeldi , the Teatro da Paz (a classical theatre), and the public library and archives are other notable institutions. The Universidade Federal do Pará (1957), a teacher-training school, an agricultural institute, and an institute for research on tropical diseases are also in

1449-672: The Bois de Boulogne Park in Paris, the Rodrigues Alves Wood is a little piece of Amazonia preserved in the middle of the city. Comprising 16 hectares , in the ample Avenida Almirante Barroso , one of the city's busiest thoroughfares, having 2,500 native species, an orchidary, lakes, caverns, waterfalls and even a replica of a mountain. There you can see small animals characteristic to the region, such as squirrel monkeys , agoutis and macaws . The Estação das Docas Complex reopened

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1518-833: The Brazilian Air Force , is located in Belém. BR-316 is the major access highway for those coming from the Northeastern Brazil. For visitors from the Southern, Southeastern, and Mid-Eastern Regions, the best route is BR-010 , which originates in Brasília in the South, and also PA-150, a route that links Belém to Southern Pará. Belém can be reached by the Tocantins River and Amazonas River and by

1587-1124: The Hotel Indonesia in Jakarta , Indonesia , in July, and The Southern Cross in Melbourne , Australia, in August. The first properties in Europe followed in May 1963, with simultaneous openings in Dublin , Cork and Limerick, Ireland. In 1964, Intercontinental became the first American hotel chain to operate in Eastern Europe , when it assumed management of the Hotel Esplanade in Zagreb , Yugoslavia . The chain would continue to be unique among western hospitality companies in operating behind

1656-532: The International Hotels Corporation was founded, with Pan Am owning a 100% stake. Throughout 1946, company executives traveled to cities across Latin America on fact-finding trips to scout potential locations. In early 1947, Pan Am decided that Intercontinental Hotels Corporation would more accurately reflect the chain's eventual global goals for expansion, and the company was renamed. The company signed its first lease that year, for

1725-487: The Intertropical Convergence Zone than the maritime trade winds , and with no cyclones , that is a true equatorial climate. In all 12 months of the year, the city on average sees more than 60 mm of rainfall, so the city has no true dry season month. However, Belém features noticeably wetter and drier seasons. The wetter season spans from December through May, while the drier season covers

1794-592: The Mark Hopkins Hotel in San Francisco. Facing significant financial losses, Pan Am sold their profitable Inter-Continental Hotels division to Grand Metropolitan on 19 August 1981 for $ 500 million. On 1 April 1982, the new owners merged their existing chain of 17 Grand Metropolitan Hotels into Inter-Continental and its sibling chain Forum Hotels. Later in 1982, Inter-Continental formed

1863-655: The Palmolive Building in Chicago. Collaborating on the design was local architect Gustavo Guinand Van der Walle. The 400-room hotel cost $ 8,000,000 to build and was reached by a newly opened road, the Autopista del Este (East Highway). The opening of the Hotel Tamanaco, on December 11, 1953, was attended by Venezuelan dictator Marcos Pérez Jiménez . The hotel was so successful that a 300-room addition

1932-527: The entrepôt for the Amazon valley. The municipality includes the islands of Mosqueiro , fringed by 14 freshwater beaches, and Caratateua which receive a large number of visitors in summertime. In addition to these and also near Belém, is the island of Tatuoca which is the location of one of the seven geophysical stations in the world, and the only station in Latin America . Belém has a tropical rainforest climate ( Köppen : Af ) more subject to

2001-605: The procession of the Círio of Nazaré. This tradition started when a farmer and lumberman called Plácido José de Souza found an image of the Virgin and Child on the edge of the Murucutu creek, where the Basilica of Our Lady of Nazareth of Exile stands today. He decided to take the image home. However, the image would mysteriously go back to the place where it was initially found every time he took it home. So Plácido decided to build

2070-598: The " Iron Curtain ", opening properties in Budapest , Bucharest , Prague and Warsaw between 1968 and 1974. The company continued constructing new luxury hotels in Pan Am destinations around the world. In its hotel designs, Intercontinental aspired to combine Mid-century modern American luxury with decorative elements drawn from local cultures. Between 1961 and 1985, Intercontinental's head designer, Neal Prince, designed interiors and branding for 135 hotels. The chain

2139-529: The 17250 capacity Baenão ; and Tuna Luso-Brasileira based in Souza play at the much smaller 6500 Estádio Francisco Vasques . The latter stadium is currently the home of Clube Municipal Ananindeua who represent the very large suburb of Ananindeua . The Estádio Olímpico do Pará is the biggest in the city and hosts 45,000 spectators, the stadium hosts the Grande Premio Brasil de Atletismo , that

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2208-476: The Amazon" because everyone is involved in the arrangements to receive the saint. In early September, minor celebrations take place as a spiritual preparation for the Círio, with thousands of images scattered all over the capital and neighboring cities. In time it became necessary to incorporate new elements into the tradition due to the people's desire to honor their patron saint. On the Saturday morning prior to

2277-400: The Belém region was important up to the end of the 17th century. Thereafter the city's economic importance alternately rose and fell. Cattle ranching supplanted sugar until the 18th century, when cultivation of rice, cotton and coffee became profitable. With the settlement of southern Brazil , where such crops could be produced more efficiently, Belém declined again. The city subsequently became

2346-665: The Children's Círio, and its procession, held two Sundays after the Círio. The Re-Círio marks the end of the celebrations, with a shorter course back to the Gentil Bittencourt chapel. Built in a 23,000-square-metre area, the Hangar Convention and Fair Center of the Amazon has 12 rooms, ticket offices, baggage keeping, press room, and a food court , distributed in two big buildings with a parking lot for 800 vehicles. Genuine Amazonian trees will soon be planted in

2415-519: The Círio procession the statue is taken to the square of Ananindeua , a nearby city, to begin a Road Pilgrimage to the Icoaraci pier for a Mass . The river pilgrimage then begins. It was created to honor the "water men" who regard the Virgin of Nazareth as their patron saint. There is a traditional ship contest to award the most originally decorated boat. When the Sacred Image leaves Icoaraci in

2484-682: The Fortaleza de São Pedro Nolasco Memorial There is also a fluvial station and extensive external area. Created in 1688, as a result of the Portuguese deciding to levy a tax for everything entering and leaving Amazonia. Despite resembling a large retailer, the mixture of colours, fragrances and objects is very interesting as well as folkloric. Medicinal herbs, various regional fruits, arts and crafts, domestic utilities, meats, fish and seasonings and spices can be found there. The Market brings together two thousand stalls and traders in every part and

2553-993: The Hotel Victoria Plaza in Montevideo, the Hotel Tamanaco in Caracas and the Hotel del Lago in Maracaibo. That same year, they also opened the Hotel Tequendama in Bogotá, Colombia, the largest hotel in South America and the first hotel to be developed, designed and constructed completely under Intercontinental supervision. All four properties were designed by the Chicago firm of Holabird, Root & Burgee . In 1955, Intercontinental purchased

2622-617: The Tokyo-based Seibu Saison Group on 1 October 1988 for $ 2.27 billion, for a profit of $ 850 million after taxes. On 20 February 1998, the Saison Group sold the chain to Bass PLC, for $ 2.9 billion. In 2000, Bass sold its namesake brewing business, along with its name and red triangle trademark, to Interbrew , for £2.3 billion. On 27 June 2001, Bass renamed itself Six Continents , focusing on its hotels and its 2000 restaurants and bars. The name Six Continents

2691-516: The ancestral composition of the population of Belém is: 68.6% European ancestry, followed by 20.9% Amerindian ancestry and 10.6% African ancestry. Portuguese is the official national language, and thus the primary language taught in schools. But English and Spanish are part of the official high school curriculum. On the second Sunday in October, Pará celebrates the largest religious event in Brazil:

2760-433: The bay for the main channel, and thirty leagues (178 km) upstream, he built a wooden fort, covered with straw, which he called "Presépio" (nativity scene), now known as "Forte do Castelo". The colony formed by the fort was given the name Feliz Lusitânia, "Fortunate Lusitania". It was the embryo of the future city of Belém. The fort failed to suppress Dutch and French trading, but did ward off colonization. Feliz Lusitânia

2829-429: The capital city itself had a population density of 1,337.2 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,463/sq mi). The last PNAD (National Research for Sample of Domiciles) census revealed the following numbers: 806,103 Pardo (Multiracial) people (61.8%), 342,476 White (26.3%), 149,395 Black (11.5%), 3,298 Asian people (0.3%) and 2,069 Amerindian people (0.2%). According to an autosomal DNA genetic study from 2011,

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2898-701: The captaincy of Bahia commanded a military expedition sent by the Governor General of Brazil to check the trading excursions of foreigners (French, Dutch, English) up the river (Amazon) from the Cabo do Norte in Grão Pará. On January 12, 1616, he anchored in what is now known as Guajará Bay , formed by the confluence of the Para and Guamá Rivers, called by the Tupinambás , "Guaçu Paraná". Caldeira mistook

2967-427: The carriage as bells toll and fireworks explode. The main procession then goes through the streets of the city to the Architectonic Centre of Nazareth, known for its Sanctuary Square. As it arrives at the square, the image is removed from the carriage for the celebration of a Mass and then lifted so that everybody will be blessed by the patron saint of Pará. The festivities last 15 days, with religious celebrations, like

3036-486: The center of Belém, in the Tenoné neighborhood, the Bioparque Amazônia Safari – Crocodilo Safari Zoo, is surrounded by forests, rivers and streams. Summary of the Amazon landscape with lush flora and fauna, the zoo has about 14 miles (23 kilometres) of trails in an area composed of four interconnected ecosystems. The Museum of Paleontology and Malacology had a collection of three thousand pieces of exposed shells and mollusks collected from all continents. Bioparque The Amazon

3105-406: The chain ended its relationship with the hotel, because the property was unable to meet the company's required brand standards, due to the ongoing Venezuelan economic crisis . 10°28′53″N 66°51′36″W  /  10.4813°N 66.86°W  / 10.4813; -66.86 This article about a hotel or resort is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about

3174-402: The chain. [REDACTED] Media related to InterContinental hotels at Wikimedia Commons Bel%C3%A9m Belém ( [beˈlẽj] ; Portuguese for Bethlehem ; initially called Nossa Senhora de Belém do Grão-Pará , in English Our Lady of Bethlehem of Great Pará ), often called Belém of Pará , is the capital and largest city of the state of Pará in the north of Brazil . It

3243-465: The charm of tree-filled squares , churches and traditional blue tiles. The city has a rich history and architecture from colonial times. Recently, it witnessed a skyscraper boom. Belém is also known as the Metropolis of the Brazilian Amazon region or the Cidade das Mangueiras (City of Mango Trees) due to the vast number of those trees found in the city. Brazilians often refer to the city as Belém do Pará ("Belém of Pará") rather than just Belém ,

3312-645: The city with the rest of Brazil and other cities in South America, North America (United States) and Europe (Lisbon). The city is also home to the Federal University of Pará and the State University of Pará. Belém is the Portuguese name for Bethlehem , and has its origin in Hebrew which means "the house of bread". Initially the city was called "St. Mary of Bethlehem of Pará" ( Portuguese : Santa Maria de Belém do Pará ) or "Our Lady of Bethlehem of Greater Pará" ( Portuguese : Nossa Senhora de Belém do Grão Pará ), eventually shortened to Belém do Pará (name given by Philip III of Spain ), in reference to Christmas;

3381-451: The city. The Ver-o-Peso (Portuguese: "see the weight") market in the old port centre is a major tourist attraction. The city is also home to a large football stadium, the Estádio Olímpico do Pará . The municipality of Belém contains 99% of the Utinga State Park , created in 1993 to protect the metropolitan area's water supply. The park provides a space for healthy activities in contact with nature by local people, visitors or tourists. It

3450-464: The country. According to the Brazilian Association of Convention and Fair Centers (ABRACCEF), there are 17,500 events happening on average throughout the 53 main convention and exhibition centres of Brazil. These activities bring together approximately 28 million participants. Belém has great potential for this type of tourism. In many ways, Belém's colonial architecture reflects the seventeenth-century architecture of Lisbon in Portugal which served as

3519-449: The day when captain Francisco Caldeira Castelo Branco left from the city of São Luís in 1615 to conquer the lands of Pará . [REDACTED] Portuguese Empire 1616–1815 [REDACTED] United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves 1815–1823 [REDACTED]   Empire of Brazil 1823–1889 [REDACTED] Republic of Brazil 1889–present In 1615, Portuguese captain-general Francisco Caldeira Castelo Branco of

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3588-410: The early 20th Century. On 1 January 1950, Intercontinental assumed operation of its second hotel, the Hotel Carrera , in Santiago, Chile. Over the next three years, the company took over three more existing hotels – the Hotel del Prado in Barranquilla, Colombia; the Hotel Reforma in Mexico City and The Princess in Hamilton, Bermuda. In 1953, Intercontinental opened three newly constructed properties –

3657-411: The faithful until the procession arrives at the Sé Cathedral. During the procession, there is a fireworks show, sponsored by the Stevedores ' Union, marking the passage of the Saint until its arrival at the Cathedral . At daybreak of the next day, the faithful start to gather at the Old City, believing that this will bring them closer to the Virgin. At 7 o'clock, the archbishop conducts the image to

3726-458: The inspiration for the main housing projects of the time, with the frequent use of tile-hung façades. Neoclassical architecture is also present in buildings such as the Theatro da Paz , built in 1874. Many of the buildings at the end of the nineteenth century and early twentieth century also echo French architecture . The local Amerindian culture makes use of local ingredients to create the colors and flavors of its cuisine. One such ingredient,

3795-629: The largest fluvial island in the world, which lies just across the Rio Pará from Belém, has some livestock grazing. Electricity is provided by the massive Tucuruí Dam , some 300 km southwest of the city on the Tocantins River. According to the IBGE of 2018, there were 2,491,052 people residing in the Metropolitan Region of Belém. This region is composed by 7 cities: Belém (1,485.732 people), Ananindeua (525,566 people), Marituba (129,321 people), Benevides (61,689 people), Santa Bárbara do Pará (20,704 people), Santa Izabel do Pará (69,746 people), and Castanhal (198,294 people). In 2012, according to IBGE,

3864-406: The largest and most species-rich tract of tropical rainforest in the world. Wet tropical forests are the most species-rich biome , and tropical forests in the Americas are consistently more species rich than the wet forests in Africa and Asia. As the largest tract of tropical rainforest in the Americas, the Amazonian rainforests have unparalleled biodiversity . More than one-third of all species in

3933-486: The lead in developing 5000 hotel rooms in Latin America, with a projected cost of $ 50,000,000. Pan Am's profit that year was only $ 3 million, so a $ 25,000,000 line of credit was arranged for Pan Am with the Export–Import Bank of the United States . Trippe agreed to form a subsidiary company to foster the implementation of the idea. The hotels would also serve to accommodate Pan Am crews and passengers in destinations where upscale hotels were not yet present. On 4 April 1946,

4002-408: The main exporting centre of the Amazon rubber industry, and by 1866 its position was further enhanced by the opening of the Amazon , Tocantins and Tapajós rivers to navigation. The importance of Belém was then somewhat reduced by the development of the Port of Manaus upriver. The rubber era ended after the boom of 1910–12, but Belém continued to be the main commercial centre of northern Brazil and

4071-461: The national menu. Belém has been part of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network in the category of gastronomy since 2015. The World Social Forum 2009 took place from January 27 to February 1 in Belém. The three main football teams in Pará are based in Belém: Paysandu , Remo and Tuna Luso . Paysandu based in São Braz, play at the 16200 capacity Estádio da Curuzú , the oldest stadium of Pará state; Remo, based in Travessa Antônio Baena, play at

4140-425: The outdoor area. With Hangar, Belém joins the market for national conventions that take place in a different city each time, such as the Brazilian Computer Society Congress. National conventions had not been held in the Northern region previously. Hangar, whose auditorium has room for 2,160 participants, has some of the best technologies available in the world and is the most modern and functional space for events in

4209-425: The partially-completed Hotel Victoria Plaza in Montevideo, Uruguay. Construction there would end up continuing for more than five years. Throughout 1948, more locations were scouted, and in early 1949 agreements were signed for properties in Caracas and Maracaibo, Venezuela. On 1 May 1949, Intercontinental assumed operation of its first hotel, the 85-room Grande Hotel, in Belém , Brazil, which had been constructed in

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4278-408: The region. There also used to exist a smaller Brig. Protásio de Oliveira Airport (Júlio César) , also administrated by Infraero, which was used for general aviation, in January, 1st, 2022 it was taken out of service and the area it occupied is going to be turned into a park, its functions were transferred to the main Belém Airport. Belém Air Force Base – ALA9 , one of their most important bases of

4347-400: The remaining six months of the year. Like many cities with a tropical rainforest climate, average temperatures vary little throughout the course of the year, generally hovering around 26.5 degrees Celsius. Due to its location in the Amazon, tropical rainforest is the natural vegetation in and around the city. The Amazon represents more than half the planet's remaining rainforests and comprises

4416-485: The windows of Belém to Guajará Bay . The restoration project covers the area of old warehouses of the Pará Docks Company. Constructed from prefabricated metal structures in England and that were built at the beginning of the 20th century in Belém. There are eighteen thousand square metres (193,750 square feet) of urbanised area, with coffee bar services, various restaurants, stores, travel agencies, banks, in addition to an auditorium and two memorials: The Porto Memorial and

4485-432: The world live in the Amazon Rainforest. Many valuable products now exported from the Amazon by way of Belém are aluminium , iron ore, and other metals, nuts (chiefly Brazil nuts ), pineapples, cassava , jute , wood veneers, and hardwoods . Japanese immigration after the 1930s was an important factor in developing jute and black pepper, notably at Tomé-Açu, just south of Belém, and near Santarém . Marajó Island ,

4554-456: Was added soon after. In 1957, the Hotel Tamanaco was featured on a set of commemorative postage stamps issued by the post office of Venezuela. The hotel was continuously operated by InterContinental for 68 years. It was rebranded with the chain's name as the Hotel Tamanaco Inter-Continental in the 1970s, then as the Tamanaco Inter-Continental Caracas in the 1990s, and finally the InterContinental Tamanaco Caracas Hotel in 2003. In August 2021,

4623-426: Was chosen from among 10,000 staff submissions, and was already the name of the Inter-Continental Hotels loyalty club. In 2003, Six Continents demerged its bar and pubs business into a separate company, Mitchells & Butlers , and the hospitality company was renamed InterContinental Hotels Group . At the same time, Inter-Continental Hotels dropped the hyphen in its name and became InterContinental Hotels . The chain

4692-453: Was later called Nossa Senhora de Belém do Grão Pará (Our Lady of Bethlehem of Grao-Para) and Santa Maria de Belém (St. Mary of Bethlehem). Belém was given city status in 1655 and was made capital of the State when Pará state was split off from Maranhão in 1772. The early decades of the 19th century were marked by political instability. Uprisings and internecine strife finally ended in 1836, after considerable loss of life. The sugar trade in

4761-404: Was officially rebranded as Inter•Continental Hotels in 1966, with the name commonly spelled with a hyphen as Inter-Continental when typed. In 1972, Inter-Continental started a line of moderately priced hotels, called Forum Hotels. The first Forum property was the Lee Gardens Hotel in Hong Kong. Inter-Continental opened its first hotel in the United States in 1973, when it assumed management of

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