The archipelago was discovered in 1503 by the Américo Vespúcio armada, commanded by Gonçalo Coelho, which had one of its ships wrecked during an exploratory expedition of the Brazilian coaston 10 August of that year.

Historically, according to records from 1537, the islands that formed the Mauritian City didn’t have names. They were known simply as ‘Ilhas do Porto dos Navios’ (Port of Ships Islands). The owner of these lands was the Captain-MajorJerônimo de Albuquerque.

Marajó Island (Ilha de Marajó) is located in the north of Pará, approximately 90km from the state capital, Belém. With about three thousand islands and islets, Marajó is the largest fluvial-marine archipelago in the world and an Environmental Protection Area (EPA). The main island occupies an area o