Breves

municipality of the state of Pará, Brazil

Key facts

Country: Brazil
Region: North
State: Pará
Founded: November 19, 1738
Emancipation: October 25, 1851
Mayor: Toninho Barbosa
Total: 9,550.454 km (3,687.451 sq mi)
Elevation: 40 m (130 ft)
Density: 12.1521/km (31.4738/sq mi)
Time zone: UTC−3 ( BRT )
Postal code: 68800-000
Website: http://www.breves.pa.gov.br

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Breves is a Brazilian municipality located in the state of Pará, on the island of Marajó. Its population as of 2025 is estimated to be 116,058 people. The area of the municipality is 9,550.454 km. The city belongs to the mesoregion of Marajó and to the microregion of Furos de Breves.

The municipality is contained in the 59,985-square-kilometre (23,160 sq mi) Marajó Archipelago Environmental Protection Area, a sustainable use conservation unit established in 1989 to protect the environment of the delta region. It contains the 93,746-hectare (231,650-acre) Mapuá Extractive Reserve, a sustainable use conservation unit created in 2005.