Belém, capital city of the Pará State with 1.5 million inhabitants, is a member of the creative cities of UNESCO since 2015, in the category of Gastronomy. The city has a diversity of local food products such as seaffod, açaí, cocoa and pupunha. Gastronomy is anchored in the city's life and the sector plays an importante role in the local economy by employing about 43,000 people.
