Belém

[buh-lem; Portuguese bey-len] /bəˈlɛm; Portuguese beɪˈlɛ̃/

noun

a seaport in N Brazil on the Pará River.

Also called Pará.

British Dictionary definitions for Belém

/Portuguese bəˈlẽi/

noun

a port in N Brazil, the capital of Pará state, on the Pará River: major trading centre for the Amazon basin. Pop: 2 097 000 (2005 est)