Heritage and history
Amapá Naval Air Base ruins
Amapá, AP
Second World War aviation heritage.
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Place reference · Museu da Base Aeronaval de Amapá
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Sources for this guidance
- Setur/AP — Museu da Base Aeronaval de Amapá: coordenadas GD no Outdooractive ↗Accessed on 2026-09-23
Getting here and around · Amapá ↗
Photos
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Chapel at the former Amapá Naval Air Base, part of its historic complex. Photograph dated 2023 in the original metadata. Photo: Acervo Fecomércio Amapá / Cetur · Uso autorizado pela Fecomércio AP, titular do portal turismoamapa.com.br (21/10/2026). — Licence & original -
Contemporary record Ruínas da Base Aeronaval de Amapá: Fecomércio Amapá collection, photographed in November 2023. Photo: Acervo Fecomércio Amapá / Cetur · Uso autorizado pela Fecomércio AP, titular do portal turismoamapa.com.br (21/10/2026). — Licence & original -
Contemporary record Ruínas da Base Aeronaval de Amapá: Fecomércio Amapá collection, photographed in November 2023. Photo: Acervo Fecomércio Amapá / Cetur · Uso autorizado pela Fecomércio AP, titular do portal turismoamapa.com.br (21/10/2026). — Licence & original -
Contemporary record Ruínas da Base Aeronaval de Amapá: Fecomércio Amapá collection, photographed in November 2023. Photo: Acervo Fecomércio Amapá / Cetur · Uso autorizado pela Fecomércio AP, titular do portal turismoamapa.com.br (21/10/2026). — Licence & original -
Contemporary record Ruínas da Base Aeronaval de Amapá: Fecomércio Amapá collection, photographed in November 2023. Photo: Acervo Fecomércio Amapá / Cetur · Uso autorizado pela Fecomércio AP, titular do portal turismoamapa.com.br (21/10/2026). — Licence & original
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The Aeronaval Base ruins connect Amapá town with the Second World War. Construction began in 1941; UNIFAP research records its completion in October 1943. Its position near the Atlantic and French Guiana explains its strategic role in supporting United States military operations in cooperation with Brazil.
The tourism inventory describes facilities for military personnel and aircraft refuelling, now presented as an open-air museum. The site helps visitors understand how a global conflict reached everyday life in the Amazon. Look for surviving structures and distinguish what remains on the ground from what appears in historical photographs and documents.
The base is approximately 15 km from the town centre. Arrange local guidance and check which sectors permit visits: ruins do not mean that the entire area is open or suitable for walking.
History & public works
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Construction · United States, in cooperation with Brazil
Work began in 1941; UNIFAP research records completion in October 1943.
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Sources & information
- Fecomércio AP — Base Aeronaval Accessed on 2026-09-22
- UNIFAP/CAPES — Pesquisa sobre a Base Aérea, início em 1941 e conclusão em 1943 Accessed on 2026-09-22
- UNIFAP — pesquisa histórica da Base Aeronaval do Amapá Accessed on 2026-09-22
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