PORTUGUÊS
Tourist Points
The sheer size of the Amazon forest, beaches and beautiful rapids are some of the natural attraction which draw tourists to the region. Sports fishermen come to Porto Velho in pursuit of the large Amazon fish. However, the main attraction is the Madeira-Mamoré railroad which can be seen not only in the official museum but also in existing structures, such as the former station, the shunting sheds of the workshops, the water tanks (the postcard view of the city, also known as Três Marias) and the administrative building in the center. The railway is still preserved for several kilometers where there are platforms and stopping points, abandoned wagons, trolleys and locomotives on the line, along with their tracks and sleepers.
Check out some other attraction:
• Boat trips on the River Madeira
• Cachoeira do Paredão waterfall, 180km from Porto Velho;
• Cachoeiras do Caldeirão do Inferno and Morrinhos waterfalls;
• The Rio Comercial and Rio Jaci-Paraná beaches from which the Madeira-Mamoré railway bridge can be seen;
• Igreja Matriz of Porto Velho church;
• Cathedral of Sagrado Coração de Jesus;
• See of the Archdiocese of Porto Velho;
• Santo Antônio Church;
• Casa dos Ingleses house
• Lago Cuniã Extractive Reserve;
• Jerusalém da Amazônia
