Barcelos (Amazonas)

Barcelos on the map of the Amazon

Barcelos is a Brazilian city in the state of Amazonas with 25 318 inhabitants ( 2008) and a community area of ​​122,476 km ².

The community is bigger than several Brazilian states - see administrative divisions of Brazil - which population density is found to be 0.23 per km ².

The town, located on the right bank of the Rio Negro was founded in 1931. It is located 396 km northwest of Manaus in a straight line, the river there are 496 kilometers upstream.

A small town in Portugal also named Barcelos.