A privileged private walking tour of Parintins' stunning baroque-style Cathedral of Our Lady of Mount Carmel and its extraordinary adjacent cemetery — one of the most hauntingly beautiful and photogenic in the entire Amazon basin.
What to expect
Your private guide meets you at the pier and leads you on foot through Parintins' vibrant Liberty Square and into the luminous interior of the Cathedral of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, where colonial Portuguese architecture merges with vivid Amazonian iconography. The guide narrates the church's 19th-century founding and its role as the spiritual anchor of the community. The revelation comes next: the cathedral's rear cemetery, with its extraordinary tiled mausoleums, hand-painted portraits, and intricate ironwork — a deeply moving open-air gallery of Amazonian life and loss. Conclude with a stroll through the colourful city centre market.
Good to know
The cathedral and cemetery are walkable from the pier (approximately 10–15 minutes on foot). Dress modestly (shoulders and knees covered) to enter the cathedral. Tour runs approximately 2 hours. Photography is permitted throughout.
Sail there
Luxury cruises that call at Parintins — book through us, the fare is identical and your concierge stays on your side.