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Macapá
Capital city of Amapá, Brazil

Macapá

Macapá is the capital of the Brazilian state of Amapá, in the country's North Region, located on the northern channel of the Amazon Delta near its mouth on the Atlantic Ocean.

Plan a trip to Macapá→From Belém

Its population is estimated to be 512,902 (2020). The city is on a small plateau on the Amazon in the southeast of the state of Amapá. The only access by road from outside the province is from the overseas French department of French Guiana, although there are regular ferries to Belém, Brazil. Macapá is linked by road with some other cities in Amapá. The equator runs through the middle of the city, leading residents to refer to Macapá as "The capital of the middle of the world." It covers 6,407.12 square kilometres (2,473.80 mi2) and is located northwest of the large inland island of Marajó and south of the border with French Guiana.

Get in

Getting to Macapá

Macapá is to the north of the immense mouth of the Amazon River, in a region covered by Amazon rainforest, and is separated from Belém by Marajó Island and is completely isolated geographically from the Brazilian capitals, having a land connection only with French Guiana. The only way to get to Macapá from Brazil is by plane or boat.

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    Macapá-Alberto Alcolumbre International Airport

    There are buses and shared Toyota Hilux 4x4s from Oiapoque on the border of French Guyana.

See

Worth seeing

Apa do Curiaú (8 km). A quilombola village of descendants of escaped slaves, which continues its traditional commemorations such as Marabaixo. You can also try gengibirra, a drink made from cachaça and ginger. Fort Park (Parque do Forte) (next to the fort). Park with walkways along the riverbank, playground, fountain and lawns. Marco Zero (Right south of the city). Closed on Mondays.

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    Bioparque da Amazônia

    Juscelino Kubitschek - Jardim Marco Zero, Macapá - AP, 68903-197 (On the AP-010 between Mapacá and Santana).

Do

Things to do

There are a number of small beaches around the city, particularly popular on Sundays. The easiest to access is Fazendinha, with direct buses from the centre.

Eat

Where to eat

There are various restaurants and churrascarias just next to the fort at the riverside. They offer meals for R$7 to R$20 (March 2016) and are a popular spot for locals to grab their lunch (11:30 to 14:00). All these are around the fort:

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    Restaurante Beltrão

    Rua:Azarias Da Costa Neto Centro.

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    Cristal Restaurante em Macapá

    Av.

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    Louca Pizza Express

    Rua: Tiradentes, 904 Esquina com, Av.

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    Restaurante Temperarte

    R.

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    Peixe

    Rua General Rondon, Av.

How locals move

Getting around Macapá the local way

  • Get aroundMetered taxis and moto taxis abound; some buses.
  • Go nextBy boat from nearby Santana to Belém (24 hours), Santarém (40 hours, hammock R$ 125, cabin R$ 250) and Manaus(5 days), or by bus or 4WD to Oiapoque (7 to 12 hours, depending on road condition) 3 buses/day official price R$115 (February 2017).

From Wikivoyage: Macapá, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

Text adapted from Wikipedia and Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: G. Edward Johnson (CC BY 4.0), Wikimedia Commons.