Belem

Have you ever been to a city which not only does it overflow with historical values but whose strongest call is the food and the exotic flavors it has to offer? If that is something that calls your attention, then you cannot let yourself go without visiting Belem in Brazil.
Founded by the Portuguese in the 1600's, Belem the capital of Pará in Brazil has many historic buildings of colonial times that tell a story of the wealth that came in by way of this important port of nothern Brazil situated in the gateway of the Amazon. Buildings such as the Peace Theater must not only be visited and photographed, but must also be listened to in its hundreds of cultural presentations of music concerts and plays.
However, it is not the historical background of this city that calls the attention of its vistors, but rather the variety of exotic smells and flavors its got to offer. The hues of colors in the strange looking fuits in the Ver-o-Peso market is fascinating for whoever might wander around the little stands in this open-air market.
In addition, it is just as attracting to look through the glass doors of the ice-cream freezers trying to find among the memories of tastes one that could come close to the infinite number of new names for the flavors they have available, such as taperabá, bacurí or cupuaçú among others just as exotic.
And yet another adventure it is to walk down the isles of Estação das Docas, the remodeled port on the River Guamá, that nowadays is the juncture of several restaurants that serve typical food, and smell the most exotic odors of deliciously cooked regional dishes.
Yes, undoubtfully, visiting Belem is traveling on a trip of all five senses!