MISSION BRAZIL BELÉM PAGE

HISTORY:

FORMED IN 1994 FROM THE BRAZIL FORTALEZA AND BRAZIL MANAUS MISSIONS. ENCOMPASSES THE THREE STATES OF AMAPÁ, MARANHÃO, AND Pará FIRST PRESIDENT WAS PEDRO DA CRUZ PENHA FROM VITORIA, ESPÍRITO SANTO. THE SECOND PRESIDENT IS CARLOS A. GODOY FROM SAO PAULO. THE THIRD PRESIDENT ANDREWS WHO IS A DENTIST AND A FORMER MISSIONARY IN BRAZIL. MANY TRANSFERS ARE BY BUS, PLANE, AND ALSO BOAT. THE LONGEST TRANSFER IS FROM SÃO LUIS (OR IMPERATRIZ) TO ORIXIMINÁ. TAKES AT LEAST 8 HOURS BY BUS TO BELÉM FROM SAO LUIS, AND 2 HOURS BY PLANE TO SANTARÉM FROM BELÉM. FINALLY YOU GO BY BOAT TO ORIXIMINA FOR 12 HORAS.

FACTS:
    AREA IN KM SQUARE FOR THE MISSION
    (FOR MILES SQAURE DIVIDE BY 2.2)
    PARÁ         1,246,833
    AMAPÁ          142,358
    MARANHÃO       329,556
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    TOTAL AREA   1,718,747    

    POPULATION FOR THE MISSION
    PARÁ              5,084,726
    AMAPÁ               289,050
    MARANHÃO          4,922,239
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    TOTAL POPULATION 10,296,015