Barcelos, Amazonas

Barcelos
Municipality
Municipality of Barcelos
A view of the city
Flag
Nickname:  "Capital do peixe ornamental" ("Capital of the ornamental fish") Cidade menina ("Girl City")
Location of Barcelos in the State of Amazonas
Barcelos Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 00°58′30″S 62°55′26″W
Country	Brazil
Region	North
State	Amazonas
Founded	May 27, 1758
Government
• Mayor	José Ribamar Beleza (MDB)
Area
• Total	122,475.728 km2 (47,288.143 sq mi)
Population  (2020)
• Total	27,638
• Density	0.21/km2 (0.54/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−4 (AMT)
Area code	+55 92
HDI (2000)	0.593 – medium

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Barcelos (also Barcellos), formerly Mariuá, is a municipality located in the state of Amazonas, northern Brazil. Its population was 27,638 (2020) and its area is 122,476 square kilometres (47,288 mi²). It is the second largest municipality in Brazil (behind Altamira, Pará), equivalent in size to New York state in the United States and slightly larger than North Korea.

Since 1994, Barcelos has been the host of an annual festival celebrating ornamental fish, which is a significant source of income for the region. Project Piaba uses Barcelos as the starting point for their annual research expedition into the Rio Negro area. The region is the biggest exporter of this particular fish in Brazil with over 19 million specimens exported into Europe, Asia, and the United States. Barcelos is known for Ecotourism.