Itaituba

By boat

Boats leave Santarém from the Praça Tiradentes port from Monday to Saturday at 4 PM and on Sunday at 2 PM. The ride takes 14 to 17 hours and costs R$50.
Fast boats leave at 1 PM and take 8 or 9 hours.
Cooapfopa company - boats from Santarém. schedules
There are fast boats from Itaituba to Santarém.
Princesa do Tapajós: Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 1 PM. About R$70 to R$80.
Veloz: Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.

By car

Itaituba is located on the Trans Amazonica highway and is connected by road to Cuiabá and Porto Velho.
If driving into Itaituba from Santarém or from the east, you will need to pay R$20 (price per car, regardless of number of passengers) to take a ferry across the river.

Car rentals
About R$100 per day, plus insurance. Most open regular office hours (i.e. get there before 4 PM). Most closed on Sundays.

• Chicão: +55 93 3518-7199, +55 93 9976-5214
• J. Farias – +55 93 3518-1055
• Jacy Car – +55 93 3518-3025

Itaituba is a good base for exploring the Amazônia National Park, about 50 km to the west.

• Amazônia National ParkTo visit the nearby Amazônia National Park, you must obtain permission from IBAMA. They have an office in Itaituba.

• Instituto Brasileiro do Meio Ambiente / Parque Nacional da Amazônia

  phone: +55 93 3518-4519, +55 93 3518-3481
  address: Av. Mal. Rondon, s/n. Aeroporto Velho. Itaituba – PA.
  To visit the Amazônia National Park, you need to get a permit. One can be obtained here. You need your passport - maybe also a photocopy and some 3x4 cm photos. Call ahead because "office hours" may be variable.

• Parque Nacional do Jamanxim

  phone: +55 93-35184519
  address: near Itaituba, Pará
  Contact: Avenida Brigadeiro Haroldo Veloso, 975. Bairro Boa Esperança, Itaituba, Pará. CEP: 68.181-030

There are small shops and snack vendors near the port.

• Hotel Riosinho

  phone: +55 93-3518-2814
  address: Avenida São José, 77 - Centro, Itaituba - PA, 68180-080

• Juliana Park Hotel

  phone: +55 93 3518-2358, +55 93 3518-0440
  address: Tv. João Pessoa, 31, Itaituba - PA, 68180-630

• Hotel Dantas

  phone: +55 93 3518-7225
  address: Av. Dr. Hugo de Mendonça, 728 - Centro, Itaituba - PA, 68180-005

• Santa Rita Palace

  phone: +55 93 3518-1326
  address: Tv. Treze de Maio, 144 - Comércio, Itaituba - PA, 68180-635

There is free wifi near the waterfront.

• Boats to Santarém leave daily at 4 PM.
• Fordlândia is a small historic town on the east bank of the Tapajós River. It can be arrived at by bus or boat.