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Barcelos, Amazonas

Also known as Mariuá

Barcelos is a town on the middle Rio Negro in the Brazilian state of Amazonas. Founded as the mission village of Mariuá, it was renamed Barcelos in 1758 and became the first capital of the Captaincy of São José do Rio Negro, the forerunner of Amazonas. The capital moved to the site of Manaus in 1791, briefly returned, and moved for good in 1808.

Barcelos, Amazonas — Image: Rodrigo Mesquita · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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State of Grão-Pará and Rio Negro

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APA: The Epoch Institute. (2026). Barcelos, Amazonas. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/barcelos-amazonas
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