General Information

Area: 143,453.7 square kilometers
Population: 326,188 inhabitants (1995)
Capital: Macapá
Main cities: Santana and Laranjal do Jari
Holidays: February 4, March 19 (São José), September 13 and December 8 (Our Lady of the Conception)
Main Products: plant extraction (nuts, palmito [cabbage palm], timber), mining (manganese, gold, kaolin, granite) and animal husbandry (buffaloes and bovine cattle)
Main Industries: mining, fishing and timber

Useful Information
Telephone Calls
The code for the state is (+96).
Time Zone
Same time zone as Brasilia. When daylight savings time is in effect in the center-south of the country, there is a difference of (-1) hour.
Airport
Aeroporto Internacional de Macapá
Tel: (+96) 222-2881
Táxi-aéreo
Pena - (+96) 223-5226
Rádio-táxi
Marco Zero - (+96) 223-2639
Aluguel de carro
Localiza - (+96) 223-2799/224-2336 Rodovia AC 40, Km 0
Serviço Médico
Oswaldo Cruz
Tel.:(+96) 212-6255
Rua Hamilton Silva, 139


Lodging
Novotel
Rua Eng. Azarias Neto
Tel: (096) 223-1144
Fax: (096) 223-1155

Pousada Ekinox
Rua Jovino Dinoá, 1693
Tel: (096) 222-4378
Fax: (096) 223-7554

San Marino
Av. Marcílio Dias, 1395
Tel: (096) 223-1522
Fax: (096) 223-5223


Transportation
Highways providing access| River transport | Air transport

Air transport
Cities served by air connections
Macapá: Vasp, Varig, Nordeste, Penta, Tam and Taba
Oiapoque: Penta and Taba

Companies
VARIG - Macapá - Tels: (+96) 223-2335/223-1763
TABA - Macapá - (+96) 223-1551
NORDESTE - Toll Free: 0 800 9920 04
PENTA - Tel: (+91) 522-2857/6719
TAM - Toll Free: 0 800 123100


Attractions
Amapage
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Crete/3033
A site about tourist attractions in Amapá

Amapá
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Troy/3231/amapa.html
General information on the state


Tourism Agencies and operators


Shopping