Sucuriju
Place in North, Brazil
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Sucuriju is a fishing village and district in the Brazilian municipality of Amapá, in the state of Amapá. The village is located on the Sucuriju River near the Atlantic Ocean.[2]
History
Sucuriju is on the South American continent, however it is surrounded by the Lago Piratuba Biological Reserve which gives the village island characteristics.[3] The village started with a couple of factories used by the fishermen of the Bailique Archipelago. In the 1920s, residential houses were constructed around the factories.[4] Sucuriju consists of a hundred buildings on a bridge parallel to the river. It contains a school, a health post, a Catholic church and a Pentecostal church.[3]
The economy of Sucuriju is based on fishing. Both the nearby lakes and the Atlantic coast are being fished.[2] The village can only be accessed by boat and is located about 12 hours from Amapá.[3] In 1956, it became a district of Amapá.[5]
