Belém, Brazil

Flavors & Aromas of the Amazon

Visit Belém's Open Air Market Delight your senses on this culinary excursion to Latin America’s biggest open air market. Starting at Belém’s iconic Ver-o-Peso Market, sample the aromas and tastes of the Amazon as you marvel at the myriad of colorful stalls offering tropical fruits, fish, spices and pottery. Visit a former 17th-century tax warehouse, where goods were weighed to determine tax due to the Portuguese crown. View indigenous herbal remedies, passed down through generations and are claimed to make you lucky in love! Discover how the essences of the Amazon are transformed into cosmetics at a perfume factory, as we reveal the key ingredients used by many of the World's most famous fashion brands. Before a traditional lunch with the opportunity to taste the nutritional acai, visit the Basilica of Our Lady of Nazareth, an elaborate recreation of St. Paul’s in Rome and focal point of one of the largest religious festivals in the world. * Moderate - Walking portions may be long and somewhat challenging with occasional step-ups, stairs and inclines. Total time walking or standing normally ranges from 1.5 to 3 hours.