Salvaterra – Festivals, Beaches and Traditions

Salvaterra can be experienced through a range of different facets: June festivals with music and dancing, traditional crafts, historical traces and diverse waterscapes. Which of these will shape your trip may also play a role in choosing when to travel. The city lies within the protected APA Marajó area.

Festivals and Cultural Traditions

Mestre Damasceno’s Búfalo-Bumbá Junino takes place every June in the city of Salvaterra. Mestre Damasceno’s work has been recognized as intangible cultural heritage of the state of Pará. Mestre Damasceno’s Carimbúfalo is regarded in Salvaterra as a tradition passed down through generations. A Cortejo do Carimbúfalo procession wound through the city streets.

Traditional June festivals in rural areas of the municipality include Quadrilha competitions, seasonal foods, Bois-Bumbás and Pássaro performances. These festivities offer you different insights into local culture: competitions and dancing sit alongside music, performances and seasonal cuisine. If June festivals are central to your trip, you can use June as a guide when looking for a holiday rental in Salvaterra.

Another cultural event is the Círio de Nossa Senhora da Conceição, which takes place on December 8 in the municipality of Salvaterra. The program includes a procession, a fair and a dance event. In July, the Festival do Abacaxi is a local cultural tradition in the municipality. It includes a fair featuring products and foods made from pineapple. June, July and December 8 therefore offer different occasions to consider when planning the timing of your trip.

Craftsmanship is also part of the municipality’s identity. Baskets, paneiros, abanos, sieves, balaios, hats, tipitis and hammocks are made there. These different objects show the variety of local crafts. Together with the festivals, they create a cultural focus that extends beyond individual events.

Beaches, Nature and History

The municipality’s waterscapes each have their own character. Praia de Joanes is a typical river beach. Praia de Água Boa is formed by the clear waters of igarapés and washed by Marajó Bay. Praia do Trampolim, also known as Praia do Portinho and Praia do Pinheiro, is a quiet swimming beach with a bar and restaurant. Those particularly interested in beaches will find different points of connection with the landscape in these names, without treating all the places as the same kind of coastline.

The Marajó Acqua Park is also located in the municipality. Its features include ecological trails and natural pools; horseback and buffalo rides are also offered there. Nature trails, water and animal experiences thus offer additional themes for a stay. Buffalo rides are among the activities offered in the municipality of Salvaterra.

The Ruins of Joanes preserve traces of the Jesuit presence in the municipality dating back to the 17th century. They add a historical note alongside the festivals and nature experiences. The Reserva da Mata do Bacurizal e do Lago Caraparú is intended to be transformed into a municipal Bosque serving scientific research, ecotourism and the protection of biodiversity. The planned transformation is part of the site’s story; it should be distinguished from the natural and cultural themes already described.

More destination pages: Tucumã, Salinópolis, Curralinho, Una, Paragominas, Capitão Poço, Maracanã and Santarém.

For the broader travel overview: Pará.