Boa Vista Tourist Information

Boa Vista

The capital of the Roraima State, beside being a planned and modern city, was founded on the XIX century, when the settling near the seat of Fazenda Boa Vista (Boa Vista Farm) was considered as a village. On the creation of the Federal Territory of Boa Vista, dismembered from the Amazonas State, Boa Vista became the a capital.

The design of the city, fan shaped, is due to the urban planning made on decade of 1960. Located on the Amazon jungle an at the edge of the Branco river, the city has large avenues and is arborous.

The local culture is strongly influenced by the presence of several Indian tribes on the region. About 200 thousand inhabitants live there. Boa Vista has the road BR-174, which connects Manaus to Venezuela.

It’s possible to know the environment of the forest on boat strolls, some of them with hikes through the jungle. You can sail on the rivers of the region on a boat for rent and in the presence of a tourism guide.

The hotels and restaurants on the city are simple. The city offers receptive tourism agencies, car rental agencies and branches from the main banks.

Boa Vista is 2950 km (more than 4 days navigating on a ferryboat) from Brasilia, and 800 km far from Manaus. It has flights to the capitals and to the main cities on the country.

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