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

Conceived by Jesuit priest Giovanni Gallo, the Marajó Museum, located in Cachoeira do Arari on Marajó Island, Pará, is a memory centre for the Marajoara people. Pieces from archaeological sites, dating from 400 to 1300CE.

By the end of the 17th century, at the previously named Ilha Grande de Joanes, the first cattle farms were established with a flock that came from Portugal. The animals were introduced in the island by the colonizers, beginning a long crossbreeding process.