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Sucuriju

Coordinates: 1°40′36″N 49°56′05″W / 1.6768°N 49.9348°W / 1.6768; -49.9348
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Sucuriju
Sucuriju is located in Amapá
Sucuriju
Sucuriju
Location in Brazil
Sucuriju is located in Brazil
Sucuriju
Sucuriju
Sucuriju (Brazil)
Coordinates: 1°40′36″N 49°56′05″W / 1.6768°N 49.9348°W / 1.6768; -49.9348
Country Brazil
RegionNorth
StateAmapá
MunicipalityAmapá
Population
 (2010)[1]
 • Total939
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)

Sucuriju is a fishing village and district in the Brazilian municipality of Amapá, in the state of Amapá. The village is located on the Sucuriju River near the Atlantic Ocean.[2]

History

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Sucuriju is on the South American continent, however it is surrounded by the Lago Piratuba Biological Reserve which gives the village island characteristics.[3] The village started with a couple of factories used by the fishermen of the Bailique Archipelago [pt]. In the 1920s, residential houses were constructed around the factories.[4] Sucuriju consists of a hundred buildings on a bridge parallel to the river. It contains a school, a health post, a Catholic church and a Pentecostal church.[3]

The economy of Sucuriju is based on fishing. Both the nearby lakes and the Atlantic coast are being fished.[2] The village can only be accessed by boat and is located about 12 hours from Amapá.[3] In 1956, it became a district of Amapá.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) (16 November 2011). "Sinopse por setores". Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  2. ^ a b A.P. Santos Filho (2011). "Socioeconomic survey of fishermen the Sucuriju community, Amapá, Brazil". Boletim Técnico Científico do CEPNOR (in Portuguese). 11: 131. doi:10.17080/1676-5664/btcc.v11n1p129-141.
  3. ^ a b c Sautchuk 2006, p. 7.
  4. ^ Sautchuk 2006, p. 10.
  5. ^ "Legislação Informatizada - LEI Nº 3.055, DE 22 DE DEZEMBRO DE 1956 - Publicação Original". Chamber of Deputies (in Portuguese). Retrieved 1 April 2021.

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