# Parintins

- Kind: port
- Data version: 2026-10-14
- Reference month: 2026-10
- Checked: 2026-07-22
- Page: https://cruise-pitta.com/en/port/parintins

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## Overview

Photo: Mário Oliveira - MTUR ·  · [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Parintins_Amazonas_Brazil.jpg)

Checked: none (unverified)

- Region: [View South America & Antarctica on the map](https://cruise-pitta.com/explore?r=south-america-antarctica)
- Description: A simple regional city whose low-rise houses spread along the river. Getting around is mostly by boat and motorbike, and the town's time moves with the river level. It is quiet outside festival season, but a festival culture in which residents split into two camps, red and blue, remains strongly visible even in everyday scenery.
- Port name: Parintins
- English name: Parintins
- Country: Brazil
- Latitude / longitude: -2.63, -56.74

A river port town in eastern Amazonas State on the main Amazon River, and a regular stop for Amazon cruises visited by ocean-going ships sailing upriver. It is known for the annual Boi-Bumbá folk festival held every June.

Checked: 2026-07-22

## Port highlights

- Population: A riverside regional city of about 110,000 people
- Climate: A tropical rainforest climate right on the equator, with high temperatures year-round. Seasonal differences show up more in rainfall than in temperature: December to May is the rainy season, when rivers rise, while July to October is relatively dry and the heat increases.
- Language: Portuguese (English is hardly understood)
- Currency: Brazilian real (BRL).
- Best time to visit: Late June, when the festival takes place. In terms of climate, the drier months of July to October are easier for getting around

### Local food

Charcoal-grilled river fish such as tambaqui and pirarucu, tacaca (soup with tapioca), acai, and farinha (cassava flour)

### Sights

- Bumbodromo (dedicated Boi-Bumba stadium)
- Nossa Senhora do Carmo Cathedral
- Riverside market and boat landing
- Float-making workshops of both Boi-Bumba teams

Checked: 2026-07-22

## Monthly average high / low temperatures

| Month | Average high (°C / °F) | Average low (°C / °F) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Jan | 31 °C / 89 °F | 24 °C / 75 °F |
| Feb | 31 °C / 87 °F | 24 °C / 75 °F |
| Mar | 31 °C / 87 °F | 24 °C / 75 °F |
| Apr | 31 °C / 87 °F | 24 °C / 76 °F |
| May | 31 °C / 88 °F | 24 °C / 76 °F |
| Jun | 31 °C / 88 °F | 24 °C / 75 °F |
| Jul | 31 °C / 88 °F | 24 °C / 75 °F |
| Aug | 32 °C / 90 °F | 24 °C / 76 °F |
| Sep | 33 °C / 91 °F | 25 °C / 78 °F |
| Oct | 33 °C / 92 °F | 26 °C / 78 °F |
| Nov | 33 °C / 92 °F | 25 °C / 77 °F |
| Dec | 33 °C / 91 °F | 25 °C / 77 °F |

Calculated from NOAA GHCN-Daily station observations · Period: 1991–2023 · Station: SANTAREM-AEROPORTO · about 225 km from port · elevation difference about 55 m · Approximate (distant station) · Last checked: 2026-10-04

Checked: 2026-10-04

## Local prices for travelers

- Compared with Tokyo, Japan (median of items): 79 (Tokyo = 100) (Estimated)
- Category: Cheaper than Tokyo

Compared with Tokyo, water, meals and beer are somewhat cheaper; coffee costs about the same; a Big Mac is somewhat more expensive.

| Item | Amount | Currency | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Water 500 ml | R$2.39 | BRL | Checked: none (unverified) |
| Coffee | R$15.00 | BRL | Checked: none (unverified) |
| Inexpensive meal | R$22.50 | BRL | Checked: none (unverified) |
| Local beer | R$14.50 | BRL | Checked: none (unverified) |
| Big Mac | R$23.90 | BRL | Checked: none (unverified) |

- Survey month: 2026-10

Prices from nearby Santarem (about 226 km away) · Amounts in the recorded local currency. No currency conversion applied. · Last checked: Oct 2026 (partly estimated) · Sources: Shop and menu prices · [The Economist, Big Mac Index](https://github.com/TheEconomist/big-mac-data) ([CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/))

Checked: none (unverified)

## Getting there from Japan

- Nearest airport: PIN
- Description: Unknown
- Airport to port (approx.): Unknown
- Ease of access: C — Two or more connections (Estimated)

About 6.8 km from airport to port (straight-line distance) (Estimated)

Calculated from OurAirports coordinates

Access from Japan: A = direct flight / B = one connection / C = two or more connections (indicative)

Checked: 2026-07-22

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## Itineraries calling here

### [21-Night South America & Antarctica Cruise from Bridgetown](https://cruise-pitta.com/route/explora-ii-21n-bridgetown)

- Region: South America & Antarctica
- Itinerary: Dec 2027 – Feb 2028
- Departure months: 2027-12, 2028-01, 2028-02
- Ship: EXPLORA II
- Cruise line: Explora Journeys
- Duration: 21 nights
- Departure / arrival: Bridgetown → Bridgetown
- Port: Bridgetown › Devil's Island (Iles du Salut) › Macapa › +7 › Bridgetown
- Cruise type: Round trip / 11
- Amount: From $13,000.00
- Fare level: Highest

Checked: 2026-07-22

## Links

### External sites and sources

- [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Parintins_Amazonas_Brazil.jpg)
- [The Economist, Big Mac Index](https://github.com/TheEconomist/big-mac-data)

### Related Cruise Pitta pages

- [View South America & Antarctica on the map](https://cruise-pitta.com/explore?r=south-america-antarctica)
- [21-Night South America & Antarctica Cruise from Bridgetown](https://cruise-pitta.com/route/explora-ii-21n-bridgetown)

## Checked

Checked: 2026-07-22

## Sources

- Unverified (no source recorded for this information)