440km by boat from Manaus, we find the island of Parintins, in the Amazon River.
Away from Manaus 440 kilometers by boat, we find the island of Parintins, in the Amazon River.
Inhabited by several indigenous ethnic groups, the island became known thanks to the Tupinambás, who called it Tupinambarana.
The first record of the island dates from 1749, when the explorer José Gonçalves da Fonseca visited it. In 1833, the Parish of Nossa Senhora do Carmo de Tupinambarana is established on the island, which later, in 1880, is renamed “Parintins” after the Parinttintins, one of the numerous peoples who inhabited the region.
In the 1930s, the city received Japanese immigrants, who settled in the Vila Amazônia rural community. They spread their agricultural knowledge with the cultivation of Indian jute. The project ends in World War II, but the legacy of the Japanese remains in Parintins.
Currently, the municipality of Parintins is the second largest in the Amazon, with more than 110 thousand inhabitants. One of the most spectacular folkloric events in Brazil takes place here: the Boi Bumbá Festival!