Almeirim is a city on the Amazon and the northernmost municipality in the Brazilian state of Pará.

Manoel da Mota e Siqueira constructed the Paru Fort which was designated a village in 1758, and named Almerim.

[4] The municipality includes a large part (94.49%) of the 11,518 square kilometres (4,447 sq mi) Maicuru Biological Reserve.

Serra do Areão Airport located in the district of Monte Dourado 73 km away serves the population residing and working for the Jari project.

The city of Laranjal do Jari in Amapá can be reached by ferry from Monte Dourado.