Belterra

Belterra is a municipality with 16,318 inhabitants (as of 2010) in the Brazilian state of Pará . It is located in the west of the state on the Rio Tapajós . Belterra is known for Henry Ford's attempts to grow rubber in plantations here . In the village of Belterra, the rubber tappers' huts are still preserved, which are now protected as a cultural heritage .

Web links

• Description of Belterra

• (Google) Map of Belterra and its Terra Preta locations

• Field sketch by Belterra

• IBGE to Belterra. Retrieved June 5, 2019 . 

Coordinates: 2 ° 38 ′  S , 54 ° 56 ′  W