Belém

American  

[buh-lem, bey-lan] / bəˈlɛm, beɪˈlɛ̃ /

noun

1. a seaport in N Brazil on the Pará River.

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Belém British  

/ bəˈlẽi /

noun

1. a port in N Brazil, the capital of Pará state, on the Pará River: major trading centre for the Amazon basin. Pop: 2 097 000 (2005 est)

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Example Sentences

Indeed, the statement released at the end of last month’s climate conference in Belém, Brazil said the world was headed for a rise of 2.3 to 2.5 degrees by 2100.

From The Wall Street Journal

"We've been trying to win an election for years," said Belem Valdivieso.

From BBC

BELÉM, Brazil—In the week preceding this year’s United Nations climate negotiations, hurricanes and typhoons battered countries including Jamaica and the Philippines.

From The Wall Street Journal

Belém was inundated with catalytic finance projects.

From The Wall Street Journal

So Lula talked of roadmaps away from fossil fuels to the handful of world leaders that came to Belém before the official start of the COP.

From BBC