Belém.

1° S · 48° W Brazil

Belém, Brazil, is the only city where breakfast is purple açaí eaten beside 17th-century fort walls, and buffalo outnumber cars on nearby Marajó Island. The guide covers 23 attractions, with August–November (dry, parrots migrate) as the best season for a 3–4 day visit.

The first thing that hits you in Belém, Brazil, is the smell: a swirl of roasted Brazil nuts, fermenting açaí, and river rot so thick it tastes like iron. Morning fog lifts off the Guamá River and reveals a 17th-century fort staring down Art-Deco cinemas while street vendors ladle neon-yellow tacacá that numbs your tongue faster than a dentist’s shot.

🧭 Indian Traveler Quick Briefing — Belem:

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Belém · Brazil

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3–4 days

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August–November (dry, parrots migrate)

best season

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01 An introduction

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BThe first thing that hits you in Belém, Brazil, is the smell: a swirl of roasted Brazil nuts, fermenting açaí, and river rot so thick it tastes like iron. Morning fog lifts off the Guamá River and reveals a 17th-century fort staring down Art-Deco cinemas while street vendors ladle neon-yellow tacacá that numbs your tongue faster than a dentist’s shot.

This is the city where the Amazon begins to feel like a place rather than a slogan. Rubber-baron opera houses still schedule Verdi between thunderstorms, and floating houses rise six meters when the January moon drags the tide into the streets. You can breakfast on cupuaçu mousse at 5 a.m. with dockworkers, then be inside primary forest by lunch, the air suddenly quiet except for howler monkeys arguing over cecropia leaves.

Belenenses treat their city like an open-air laboratory: biologists catalog fish at dawn, chefs age tucupí in clay pots for a week, and reggae sound systems start at midnight sharp. The grid of mango-shaded squares was laid by Portuguese soldiers in 1616, but the pulse is indigenous—Marajoara geometric patterns show up on bus station tiles, and cashiers greet you with ‘Tudo bem?’ that rises like a question you’re supposed to answer with a song.

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02 Why Belém.

What makes this place worth slowing down for.

Rubber-Boom Opera House

Theatro da Paz opened in 1874 with Italian marble floors and 200 crystal chandeliers—paid for by a single season of wild rubber profits. Ceiling panels by Domenico De Angelis still echo faintly when the house lights drop.

Ver-o-Peso at Dawn

By 5 a.m., the iron Meat Market (built 1901) smells of smoked pirarucu and fresh tucupi. Açaí is ladled from 40-liter cauldrons thicker than Greek yoghurt; the scale tips at 300 kg per stall before most cities wake up.

Mangal das Garças Lighthouse

Climb 47 m above the Guamá River for a canopy-level view of scarlet ibis returning to roost. The adjacent butterfly greenhouse releases 2,000 morphos daily—blue confetti against the city skyline.

Ilha do Combu Canoe Circuit

Paddle past riverside galleries where graffiti artists paint tree trunks instead of walls. Stop at Dona Nena’s backyard: 70 % cacao bars hand-wrapped in banana fiber, sold nowhere else.

The Soul of the Delta: Ver-o-Peso, Sacred Healers & Círio de Nazaré

Belém do Pará anchors the mouth of the greatest river drainage system on Earth. Founded in 1616 at the confluence of the Guamá River and Guajará Bay, Belém was the original colonial capital of the State of Grão-Pará and Maranhão—governed directly from Lisbon rather than Rio de Janeiro or Salvador. This deep transatlantic and riverine heritage birthed two monumental cultural phenomena: the kaleidoscopic Ver-o-Peso market and the world-famous spiritual procession of Círio de Nazaré.

Ver-o-Peso: Latin America's Greatest Open-Air River Market

Originating in 1625 as the royal Portuguese customs checkpoint where all goods arriving from the interior Amazon had their weight verified for tax collection ("Haver-o-peso", meaning "to check the weight"), Ver-o-Peso is a sensory universe. Spanning 35,000 square meters along the waterfront docks, the complex is anchored by the Gothic-Victorian cast-iron Fish Market (Mercado de Peixe), prefabricated in Newcastle, England, and erected in 1899 with four zinc-roofed turrets.

The 3 AM Açaí Flotilla

The real drama begins in the dead of night. Between 2:00 AM and 5:00 AM, hundreds of wooden riverboats arrive at the Feira do Açaí docks laden with woven palm-leaf baskets (paneiros) overflowing with dark purple açaí berries harvested from the delta islands. Wholesale brokers and local processors bid fiercely under sodium vapor lights before the sun rises.

Sector das Erveiras (Sacred Herbalists)

Rows of stalls presided over by multi-generational Afro-indigenous matriarchs (erveiras). Shelves are lined with hundreds of handcrafted natural remedies, essential oils, and mystical tinctures (garrafadas): Cheiro do Pará (aromatic herbal perfume), Abre-Caminho (path-opener), and natural aphrodisiacs made from native barks like catuaba and marapuama.

Círio de Nazaré: The Faith of Two Million Souls

Every second Sunday of October, Belém becomes the epicenter of the largest Catholic gathering in the Western Hemisphere: Círio de Nazaré. Originating in 1793 after peasant Plácido José de Souza discovered a small wooden statue of Our Lady of Nazareth nestled in the roots of a tree beside the Murutucu creek, the festival brings over 2.5 million devotees into the streets.

The physical center of the procession is the Corda do Círio—a 400-meter-long, 50-millimeter-thick woven sisal rope tethered to the sacred carriage (Berlinda) bearing the holy statue. Up to 10,000 barefoot penitents clutch this rope in dense, moving solidarity over an emotional 3.6-kilometer route from the Sé Cathedral to the Basílica Santuário de Nossa Senhora de Nazaré. The energy is incandescent: tears of gratitude, sacred hymns sung by millions, showers of flower petals tossed from colonial balconies, and wooden miniature houses and wax body parts carried in thanksgiving for miraculous healings.

Expeditions & Flavors: Ilha de Marajó & Amazonian Haute Cuisine

Belém is officially designated by UNESCO as a Creative City of Gastronomy—the first in Brazil. Its cuisine is celebrated as the purest, most sophisticated expression of indigenous South American foodways, centered around wild roots, river delicacies, and exotic botanical superfoods.

The Authentic Açaí Ritual

Outside northern Brazil, açaí is served frozen, blended with sugar syrup, granola, and banana. In Belém, this is considered culinary blasphemy. Here, fresh açaí is crushed daily without sugar, served thick and room-temperature in clay bowls, and eaten savory alongside fried river fish (filhote or pirarucu) and crunchy roasted manioc starch (farinha de tapioca or farinha d'água).

Maniçoba: The Seven-Day Feast

Known as the "Amazonian feijoada," maniçoba replaces black beans with finely ground leaves of the wild cassava plant (maniva). Because the leaves contain deadly hydrogen cyanide in their raw state, they must be boiled continuously in vast iron cauldrons for a minimum of seven full days and nights before pork ribs, cured sausages, and jerked beef are added. Savor it at Lá em Casa at Estação das Docas.

Ilha de Marajó: Land of Water Buffaloes

Located across the delta waters, Ilha de Marajó is the largest fluvial-marine island in the world, covering nearly 50,000 square kilometers (larger than Switzerland or the Netherlands). It is famed for its 600,000 domestic water buffaloes—which outnumber human residents and are ridden by local military police patrols—as well as sweeping ocean beaches like Praia do Pesqueiro, mangrove boardwalks, and pre-Columbian Marajoara geometric ceramics dating back to 400 AD. Daily catamarans depart from Terminal Hidroviário de Belém to Camará port in under two hours.

Vegetarian Dining Strategy in Belém

While Amazonian fish dominates traditional menus, vegetarians have exceptional botanical alternatives: pure bowls of savory açaí paired with crispy tapioca flakes, freshly pressed fruit nectars (cupuaçu, bacuri, taperebá, muruci), heart of palm (palmito pupunha) grilled over charcoal, and artisanal organic chocolates made from native wild cacao along the riverbanks of Ilha do Combu (reachable by a 10-minute wooden water taxi from Praça Princesa Isabel).

03 Places to Visit.

Not every monument, just the ones we'd walk you past ourselves.

Our Lady of Grace Cathedral

Nestled in the historic heart of Belém, Brazil, the Our Lady of Grace Cathedral (Catedral Metropolitana de Belém) stands as a monumental testament to the rich…

02 Place

Memorial Da Cabanagem

Located in the vibrant city of Belém, Pará, the Memorial da Cabanagem stands as a profound tribute to one of Brazil’s most significant and tragic popular…

03 Place

Church and Former College of Saint Alexander

Nestled in the historic heart of Belém, Brazil, the Church and Former College of Saint Alexander (Igreja e Colégio de Santo Alexandre) stands as a shining…

04 Place

Antônio Lemos Palace

Nestled in the heart of Belém’s historic district, the Antônio Lemos Palace stands as a majestic emblem of the city's rich cultural and political history.

05 Place

Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi

Nestled in the vibrant city of Belém, the Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi stands as a premier institution dedicated to preserving and showcasing the unparalleled…

06 Place

Estádio Estadual Jornalista Edgar Augusto Proença

Nestled in the vibrant city of Belém, Pará, Brazil, the Estádio Estadual Jornalista Edgar Augusto Proença—more commonly known as Mangueirão—is a monumental…

07 Place

Federal Rural University of Amazonia

Nestled in the vibrant city of Belém, Pará, the Federal Rural University of Amazonia (Universidade Federal Rural da Amazônia, UFRA) stands as a distinguished…

All 23 places in Belém

04 Neighborhoods.

Where to wander, by quarter — each with its own rhythm.

Nazaré

Centrally knotted around the cream-and-ocher Basílica de Nossa Senhora de Nazaré, this district spends October vibrating to the Círio procession—two million people in white cotton following a 200-kg cedar statue through streets carpeted with sawdust mosaics. Off-season you get the same fervor in miniature: candle stalls hiss at dusk, pharmacies sell 40-proof jambu cordial for sore throats, and old mansions turn into boteco bars where musicians trade Carimbó rhythms until the river fog swallows the streetlights.

Campina

Government palaces and mango trees line the waterfront boulevard, but the real action is inside the 1890s iron market hall: fishmongers auction 70-kilo pirarucu at 4 a.m. while hummingbirds steal droplets of açaí from plastic tubs. Behind the stalls, alleyways hide tile-clad cafés that serve espresso sweet enough to mask the ever-present scent of guaraná syrup drifting from the old soft-drink factory across the lane.

Umarizal

The city’s upscale dinner grid: one-way streets named after Pará rivers, bistros aging pirarucu prosciutto in climate-controlled glass boxes, and cocktail bars infusing cachaça with bacuri pits. Office workers in linen shirts spill onto sidewalks at 6 p.m. sharp; by 10 the same crowd is arguing over Tecnobrega remixes under LED vines that look stolen from a sci-fi set.

Batista Campos

Leafy, walkable, and mercifully flat—rare in a city where river tides dictate staircases. Nineteenth-century bandstands host Sunday brass ensembles, kids chase capuchin monkeys across the 12-hectare park, and Art-Nouveau pastry shops sell maniçoba-filled croissants that taste like forest earth meets French butter.

Feliz Lusitânia

The original Portuguese footprint: stone ramparts of Forte do Presépio face the bay, cannon slots now frame selfies instead of Dutch ships. Inside the Casa das Onze Janelas, a former military hospital turned contemporary art museum, the only constant is the echo of your footsteps and the occasional fruit bat commuting between mango trees.

Reduto

A middle-class quilt of pastel townhouses and open-air gyms where teachers debate soccer tactics over post-work açaí. Come Saturday the riverside fair hawks Marajoara pottery at half the Ver-o-Peso price; buy the platter shaped like a turtle, then watch the vendor wrap it in yesterday’s newspaper that probably reports yesterday’s rainfall in millimeters.

Historical Timeline

A River City Forged by Spices, Rubber and Revolution

From Tupinambá trading post to climate-conference capital

Pre-Colonial Period

c. 1000 BCE

Tupinambá Trade Hub

Long before Portuguese sails appeared, the Tupinambá and Pacajás controlled the mouth of the Guamá River. They traded river-turtle oil, annatto seeds and dried fish with inland tribes, leaving mounds of pottery shards that still surface after heavy rains. Cacique Guaimiaba’s village became the region’s commercial heartbeat.

Colonial Foundations

12 Jan 1616

Portuguese Raise a Fort on Christmas Soil

Captain Francisco Caldeira Castelo Branco’s expedition landed on the muddy left bank, built a wooden fort and named the place Feliz Lusitânia—Happy Lusitania. The name never stuck; the soldiers simply called it Belém, after Bethlehem, since they had sailed on Christmas Day. A palisade and five rusting cannon marked Europe’s first permanent wedge into the Amazon.

1619

Indigenous Uprising at Forte do Presépio

Tupinambá warriors stormed the fort at dawn, killing soldiers with the same macaw-feathered arrows they once used on tapirs. Cacique Guaimiaba was captured and hanged from a mango tree that still fruits behind the present-day museum. The Portuguese tightened their grip, importing African slaves to dig the fort’s stone foundations deeper.

1621

Capital of the State of Maranhão

The Crown carved a new captaincy out of northern Brazil and placed its seat in Belém. Suddenly this swampy outpost administered an area larger than Western Europe. Royal bureaucrats arrived with velvet-lined trunks and promptly sank ankle-deep in mud.

Pombaline Expansion

1713

Antônio José Landi Arrives

The Neapolitan architect stepped off a supply ship carrying nothing but rolled-up Palladian blueprints and a crate of Italian marble dust. Over the next four decades he gave Belém its baroque face—arched windows, glazed tiles, and a lightness that mocked the equatorial weight of the air. His churches still smell faintly of wet plaster after Sunday rain.

1719

The Sé Becomes a Cathedral

What had been a modest parish church was elevated to cathedral status, forcing the town to build bigger. Masons laid foundations in 1748 using stone shipped as ballast from Lisbon. The resulting structure could hold 2,000 souls—more than the entire population at the time.

1755

Jesuit College of Santo Alexandre Completed

Two stories of green stone fronted by a cedar door wide enough for a bishop’s litter. Inside, indigenous boys learned Latin verbs while outside their cousins paddled dugouts past the same mango groves. The college’s library held 6,000 volumes; the humidity has swollen every spine.

Imperial Brazil

15 Aug 1823

Pará Adheres to Independence—Late

News of Brazil’s independence reached Belém nearly a year after the rest of the country. Local elites hesitated, afraid of losing the lucrative Portuguese trade in cinnamon and cloves. When the banner of Dom Pedro finally replaced the Lisbon coat of arms in the fort, fireworks misfired and set the customs house roof ablaze.

1835

Cabanagem Rebellion Ignites

Mestizo dockworkers and Tapirapé Indians stormed the governor’s palace, shouting ‘Morte aos brancos!’ For five bloody years Belém’s streets ran red; census takers later estimated the city lost 40 % of its people. The rebels paraded with the ears of plantation owners on pikes; imperial troops replied by flooding cells and leaving prisoners to drown at high tide.

1843

Antônio Lemo Born

The coffee-coloured son of a Madeiran merchant, Lemo would grow up to be the city’s great nineteenth-century modernizer. As mayor he drained swamps, planted mango avenues, and imported gas lamps that flickered like fireflies along the waterfront. His statue now faces the river he taught the city to tame.

Rubber Boom

1874

Theatro da Paz Opens

Rubber barons in white linen wanted European culture without leaving the Amazon. The answer: Italian marble staircases, French mirrors, and a ceiling painted with Greek muses. On opening night the orchestra played Verdi; the humidity warped the violins so badly that the concertmaster snapped two bows.

1901

Ver-o-Peso Gets Its Iron Cathedrals

British engineers bolted together prefabricated iron sheds to house the meat and fish markets—structures light enough to sway gently on the tidal mud. Sunrise here smells of acrid smoke, river silt, and the metallic tang of just-hooked tambaqui. The market’s scales still weigh out life in half-kilos of açaí.

1912

Rubber Crash Ends the Belle Époque

Asian plantations undercut Amazon latex overnight. Belém’s opera patrons pawned their diamond shirt studs; the port’s last first-class steamer left half empty. Mansions peeled in the heat while their owners boarded steamers back to Lisbon, leaving unpaid bar tabs and illegitimate children behind.

Modern Metropolis

1950

Skyscrapers Replace Balconies

Concrete towers punched through the colonial roofline like adolescent growth spurts. Art-nouveau mansions fell to bulldozers making room for the Ministry of Agriculture’s 15-storey slab. By decade’s end the city looked outward, its gaze fixed on Brasília and the promise of a new capital.

2002

Casa das Onze Janelas Reborn as Art Gallery

A military hospital built in 1763 became a minimalist white cube for contemporary art. Surgeons’ drainage troughs now serve as planters for heliconias. Opening night smelled equally of disinfectant and caipirinha.

Nov 2025

COP 30 Plants Flags on the Equator

Delegates from 198 countries landed at Val-de-Cans airport, their badges fluttering like bright macaws against the humidity. Belém’s cracked sidewalks were repaved overnight; food trucks served tucupí foam to climate negotiators. For two weeks the world argued about carbon while cicadas screamed louder than protest chants.

Present Day

06 Who lived here.

The people who shaped the city — and were shaped by it.

Colonial Captain 1566–1619

Francisco Caldeira Castelo Branco

Founded Belém in 1616

He landed on January 12, raised a wooden fort and named the place Bethlehem because it was Christmas in his heart long after December. Today his statue watches the river he cursed for mosquitoes, now jammed with weekend jet-skis.

Italian Architect 1713–1791

Antônio José Landi

Lived here 1740–1770

Landi dragged Neoclassical columns into the rainforest, carving marble for churches that dripped humidity even as they were built. Step into the Sé cathedral at dusk and you’ll still smell wet stone that remembers his chisel.

Mayor during Rubber Boom 1843–1913

Antônio Lemos

Lived here 1870s–1913

Lemos paved the waterfront with Portuguese stone, planted mango avenues and taxed rubber barons to pay for opera seats upholstered in Italian silk. Theatro da Paz’s chandelier still carries a plaque with his name—he’d approve of the air-conditioning added a century later.

08 Where to Eat.

Where locals actually book dinner — not the tourist menus.

Bar do Mercado

Local favorite €€

Bar do Mercado

★ 5 View

Kfé Viver

Cafe €€

Kfé Viver

★ 4.9 View

Donna Maria Sabores Regionais

Local favorite €€

Donna Maria Sabores Regionais

★ 5 View

Barraca da SELMA&GENI

Quick bite €€

Barraca da SELMA&GENI

★ 5 View

Davera-cake

Cafe €€

Davera-cake

★ 5 View

Panif. & Confeitaria Ebenezer

Quick bite €€

Panif. & Confeitaria Ebenezer

★ 5 View

09 Insider tips.

Small things that change how the city treats you.

Eat at 4 pm

Belenenses queue for tacacá at street carts around 16:00—arrive then or the jambu runs out. The soup numbs your lips; that’s the point.

Dry-season window

River islands turn to mudbanks after December. Book boat trips August–November, when igarapés are still navigable and rain is brief.

Skip city buses

Public buses lack signage in English and stop anywhere. Use Uber/99 even for three-block hops—rides cost under R$ 8 in the centre.

Cash at Ver-o-Peso

Card machines fail in the iron fish hall. Withdraw small bills the night before; most stalls open at 5 am and close by noon.

Tourist police card

Photograph the Batalhão de Polícia Turística hotline (091-3212-1313) at the airport. WhatsApp them if a vendor at Ver-o-Peso overcharges.

10% is already there

Bills include service; paying extra marks you as a gringo. Round up only if live-music cover (usually R$ 5–10) appears on the tab.

11 Gallery.

The city, as it actually looks.

A bronze statue of a religious figure in Belém, Brazil, set against a bright blue sky with scattered white clouds, captured from a low-angle perspective. — A detailed bronze statue stands prominently against the clear blue sky in Belém, Brazil.

Julia Nobre on Pexels

An elevated view of Belém, Brazil, showcasing a mix of historic colonial church architecture, lush palm trees, and modern city skyscrapers under a cloudy sky. — A striking contrast between the historic church steeple and the modern urban skyline in the heart of Belém, Brazil.

Natã Romualdo on Pexels

A black and white street scene in Belém, Brazil, showing a bustling market with tented stalls, historic colonial architecture, and church spires under a cloudy sky. — A moody, black and white view of a traditional market in Belém, Brazil, framed by historic colonial buildings and church spires.

Daniel Maforte on Pexels

12 Frequently asked

Is Belém worth visiting?

Yes—if you want Amazonian culture without wilderness logistics. In one morning you can breakfast on açaí with river fish, watch colonial iron warehouses unload açaí, and sail to an island where cocoa grows in bird-song forest.

How many days do I need in Belém?

Three full days cover the core: Day 1 Ver-o-Peso + Theatro da Paz, Day 2 Ilha do Combu cocoa farm, Day 3 Marajó overnight or mangrove boat. Add two more if you crave jungle lodges upriver.

Is Belém safe for tourists?

Stick to Nazaré, Umarizal and Batista Campos by night, use ride-hailing, leave jewellery at the hotel. The dedicated tourist police patrol markets and festivals—approach them in blue vests marked ‘BPTran’.

What does a meal cost in Belém?

Street tacacá: R$ 10. Market lunch with grilled pirarucu: R$ 25–35. Upscale tasting menu at Casa do Saulo: R$ 180–220 with regional wine pairings. A 10% service charge is pre-printed.

Can I drink the tap water?

No—stick to sealed bottles or boiled water. Even locals avoid straight tap; ice in bars is factory-made and safe.

How do I get to Ilha do Marajó?

Daily ferry from Terminal Hidroviário leaves 6:30 am, returns 4 pm, R$ 50 each way. Buy tickets day before in high season; the crossing takes 3 hours and docks at Soure for buffalo rides.

Do I need malaria pills for Belém?

Urban Belém is low-risk, but take prophylaxis if you’ll sleep in jungle lodges outside the city. Consult a travel clinic—some prefer repellent plus long sleeves for short river trips.

Ready to book?

13Before you go

Practical Information

Flight

Getting There

Val-de-Cans International Airport (BEL) sits 10 km north-west; Uber to downtown averages R$ 30–35 in 2026. Long-distance boats dock at Terminal Hidroviário for the 4-day Manaus run on the Amazon. BR-316 feeds in from Fortaleza, BR-010 from Brasília.

Directions transit

Getting Around

No metro—zero lines. City buses cost R$ 4.50 cash; routes 043 and 011 link the airport to Nazaré. Uber and 99 cover the city 24/7; a 3 km ride runs R$ 8–10. Bike lanes total 22 km, mostly around Utinga Park.

Thermostat

Climate & Best Time

Tropical sauna: 24 °C at 6 a.m., 33 °C by 2 p.m. year-round. Rain peaks January–April (340 mm monthly). Visit August–November when monthly rainfall drops below 90 mm and river levels still allow Combu island landings.

Translate

Language & Currency

Portuguese only—English is scarce outside COP30 hotels. Bring a translation app. Cash is king at Ver-o-Peso stalls; everywhere else accepts contactless cards. Tipping: 10 % serviço is already on restaurant bills—paying it is expected.

Shield

Safety

Tourist Police Battalion (BPTur) patrols Ver-o-Peso and dock areas daily 7 a.m.–10 p.m. Avoid Guamá, Terra Firme and Jurunas after dark. Keep phones in front pocket: snatch-and-ride moped thefts spike during Círio week in October.

Val-de-Cans Airport & River Fluvial Terminals

Belém’s Val-de-Cans / Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport (BEL) is situated 12 km north of the city center. It connects nonstop to São Paulo (GRU/CGH, 3h30m), Brasília (BSB, 2h30m), Manaus (MAO, 2h), Fortaleza, and international flights to Lisbon (TAP Air Portugal) and French Guiana (Cayenne). Official airport taxis charge fixed rates of approximately R$ 50–65 into Campina or Nazaré.

For maritime travelers, the modern Terminal Hidroviário de Belém (Luiz Rebelo Neto) next to Estação das Docas operates comfortable air-conditioned passenger catamarans to Ilha de Marajó (Camará / Soure), while the commercial Porto de Belém handles multi-day sleeper riverboats heading upstream along the Amazon River to Santarém, Óbidos, and Manaus.

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