Tucuruí
Tucuruí
Alcobaça | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
| Nickname: Capital of Energy | |
Location in the State Para | |
| Coordinates: 03°46′04″S 49°40′22″W / 3.76778°S 49.67278°W | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Region | Northern |
| State | Pará |
| Mesoregion | Sudeste Paraense |
| Emancipation | December 31, 1947 |
| Founded | 1779 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Alexandre Siqueira (MDB, (2021-2024) (Brazil) |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,086.17 km2 (805.47 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 115,144 |
| • Density | 55/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
Tucuruí is a municipality in the state of Pará in the Northern region of Brazil.
The city is served by Tucuruí Airport.
The name Tucuruí is a Tupi word that means "river of ants" or "river of locusts". It is the concatenation of two Tupi words: tukura (ants, locusts) and 'y (water). The city is very famous because of its colossal Dam, the Tucuruí Dam which is administered by Eletrobrás Eletronorte – the constructor company of this large infrastructure project.