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'''Parintins''' is a [[Municipalities of Brazil|municipality]] in the far east of the [[Amazonas (Brazilian state)|Amazonas]] state of [[Brazil]]. It is part of a [[Microregion (Brazil)|microregion]] also named Parintins. The population for the entire municipality was 115,363 ([[Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics|IBGE]] 2020) and its area is 5,952&nbsp;km².<ref>[[Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics|IBGE]] - [https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/am/parintins/panorama]</ref> The city is located on [[Tupinambarana]] island in the [[Amazon River]]. Parintins is known for the [[Parintins Folklore Festival]], a popular festival held there each June and depicting [[Bumba Meu Boi|Boi-Bumbá]]. It was also the site of an experimental deployment of [[WiMAX]], sponsored by [[Intel Corporation|Intel]], in late 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.cnet.com/Intel+builds+Internet+city+on+Amazon+island/2100-1039_3-6117185.html?tag=newsmap|title=Intel builds Internet city on Amazon island|author=Kanellos, Michael|publisher=CNET News.com|date=20 September 2006-09-20|access-date=21 September 2006-09-21|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120907163507/http://news.cnet.com/Intel-builds-Internet-city-on-Amazon-island/2100-1039_3-6117185.html|archive-date=7 September 2012-09-07}}</ref>

The foundation of the town was only held in 1796, by José Pedro Cordovil, who came with his slaves and aggregates to concentrate on fishing arapaima and agriculture, calling the Tupinambarana. Queen Maria First gave him the island as a gift. Fixed, he founded a [[cocoa tree]] farm, dedicated to the farming of that product on a large scale. To get out of there, some time later, offered the island to the queen. Tupinambarana was accepted and elevated to the religious mission, in 1803, by Captain-mor of Pará, the Count of Arcos, who has directed mission of the Friar José das Chagas, receiving the title of Vila Nova da Rainha. Efficient performance of José provoked a surge of progress and development in the town, by the organization of the region of the upper [[Amazon rainforest|Amazon]]. In July 1833 the village was transformed into a parish, with the name of the parish of Nossa Senhora do Carmo of Tupinambarana. Was still a simple parish when started a revolution in Grão-Pará, and spread throughout the province amazonian. The Vicar, father Antônio de Souza Neto, it's had outstanding performance during the sedition, served as a delegate against the revolutionaries in the lower Amazon River. Parintins maybe because was well defended, was spared the attacks of the night. On 24 October 1848, by the provincial law of Great-Para n° 146, elevated the town to the category of the village, with the name of Vila Bela Imperatriz, and constituted in the municipality until then connected the Maués.<ref name="Memory">{{cite web | url=http://memoria.bn.br/DocReader/DocReader.aspx?bib=223573&PagFis=55&Pesq=Parintins | title=Memória BN | publisher=Files of the national library of Brazil | access-date=February 14, February 2017}}</ref> On day 15 October 1852, now in the [[province of Amazonas]], by provincial law number two confirmed the creation of the municipality. Official on 14 March 1853 the installation of the city renamed for Parintins in 1880, honoring to the name of the tribe that inhabited the place before your foundation.

Climate is tropical rainforest climate, isothermal (type Af i, according to Köppen),<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://koeppen-geiger.vu-wien.ac.at/pics/kottek_et_al_2006.gif |title=World Map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification (April 2006). «World Map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification "(in English). Institute for Veterinary Public Health. Archived from the original on 27 February 2011. Consulted on 28 January 2014. |access-date=27 February 2011 |archive-date=5 February 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110205011751/http://koeppen-geiger.vu-wien.ac.at/pics/kottek_et_al_2006.gif |url-status=live }}</ref> with the driest quarter in July to September (268 millimeters). The average annual temperature is 27.2&nbsp;°C (80.96&nbsp;°F) with the maximum thermal average 31.7&nbsp;°C (89.06&nbsp;°F) and the minimum average 24.3&nbsp;°C (75.74&nbsp;°F).<ref>[http://www.inmet.gov.br/webcdp/climatologia/normais/imagens/normais/planilhas/Temperatura-Media-Compensada_NCB_1961-1990.xls «Medium Temperature Compensated (° C) ". National Institute of meteorology. 1961-1990. Archived from the original on 4 mayMay 2014. Consulted in August 2014 8.]</ref> The hottest month is October, which has an average temperature of 28.5&nbsp;°C (83.3&nbsp;°F), and, this month, the average of 33.7&nbsp;°C (92.66&nbsp;°F) maximum and minimum 24.7&nbsp;°C (76.46&nbsp;°F). The relative humidity is 83.5%, with an annual rainfall of 2302.2 millimeters (mm), with March the most precipitation (324.2&nbsp;mm), annual insolation of 2 200 hours with a major record in the month of August. According to data from the National Institute of meteorology (INMET), for the period of 1967 to 1990 and from 1993, the lowest temperature recorded in Parintins was 12.9&nbsp;°C (55.22&nbsp;°F) on 2 January 2, 1975 and the biggest hit 39 degrees Celsius on 7 January 1998. The highest accumulated rainfall in 24 hours was 173&nbsp;mm on 29 November 1972. In March 1999 it was observed the greatest total volume of rain accumulated in a month of 773.3&nbsp;mm, followed by 709.2&nbsp;mm in January 2013.<ref>[http://www.inmet.gov.br/projetos/rede/pesquisa/inicio.php «BDMEP -Historical series-monthly data-Total Precipitation (mm)-Parintins»]. Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia. Consulted in 8 August 8, 2014.</ref>