Travel quotes

Like all great travellers, I have seen more than I remember, and remember more than I have seen. Benjamin Disraeli

In America there are two classes of travel - first class, and with children. Robert Benchley

Travelers never think that they are the foreigners. Mason Cooley

The traveler was active; he went strenuously in search of people, of adventure, of experience. The tourist is passive; he expects interesting things to happen to him. He goes "sight-seeing." Daniel J. Boorstin

There are only two emotions in a plane: boredom and terror. Orson Welles

Belem

When to go to Belem ( Brazil ) ?

Month	Sunlight (h/d)	Average T min (°C)	Average T max (°C)	Record T min (°C)	Record T max (°C)	Precipitations (mm)	Wet days	Rating
january	5	23	32	19	34	317	27
february	4	23	31	20	35	357	26
march	3	24	32	19	34	357	28
april	4	24	32	21	36	319	27
may	6	24	32	20	33	258	24
june	8	23	32	20	35	169	22
july	9	23	32	18	33	149	19
august	9	23	32	19	36	111	16
september	8	23	33	18	35	88	16
october	8	23	33	19	38	83	15
november	7	23	33	19	35	65	12
december	7	23	33	19	37	154	19

How to read the charts

For example: In january, you will get 5 hours of average sunlight in Belem and the overall temperature will vary between 19 and 37 (Celcius) in this area of Brazil. Usually you shouldn't see more than 27 rainy days wich is representative of this part of America.

What to do in Belem : Tips, places, hotels and restaurants

Belem Colonial City of Brazil, Belém has about a million and half people. It is also a busy port on the Amazon River, which gives it its commercial importance. But Belem is a beautiful tropical city with many parks and quiet, cobbled streets, shaded boulevards, and many cultural values despite its proximity to the jungle.

To visit the city, choose the months from September to December. It takes about three days to discover the major attractions of the city: the Praca de Republica in the center, bordered by the Teatro de Paz and its neoclassical architecture, the shopping center based on the Presidente Vargas Avenue, then on the verge of River "Estação Das Docas, old warehouses transformed into a shopping mall, not to mention the market Ver-o-Peso and multitudes of colors and smells, then Dom Pedro II Square, the Cathedral da Se, the Basilica of NS Nazaré and Forte do Castelo.

Some museums are also worth visiting: the Casa das Onze Janelas, the Museu de Arte Sacra, and the Art Museum in Belem, for example.