Monument
Monumento Marco Zero do Equador
Macapá, AP
The monument marks the Equator in Macapá.
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Contemporary record Monumento Marco Zero do Equador: 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 -
Marco Zero monument marking the Equator in Macapá, in 2012. Photo: Márcia do Carmo / MTur Destinos · Uso livre com atribuição — MTur — Licence & original -
Contemporary record Monumento Marco Zero do Equador: Fecomércio Amapá collection, photographed in July 2023. Photo: Acervo Fecomércio Amapá / Cetur · Uso autorizado pela Fecomércio AP, titular do portal turismoamapa.com.br (21/10/2026). — Licence & original -
Contemporary record Monumento Marco Zero do Equador: Fecomércio Amapá collection, photographed in March 2022. Photo: Acervo Fecomércio Amapá / Cetur · Uso autorizado pela Fecomércio AP, titular do portal turismoamapa.com.br (21/10/2026). — Licence & original -
Contemporary record Monumento Marco Zero do Equador: 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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Marco Zero turns a distinctive feature of Macapá into architecture: the Equator crosses the city. Opened in 1987, the monument uses sunlight, shadows and the Sun's apparent position to explain the equinox. Its roughly 30-metre obelisk has become a visual reference for this connection between geography and daily life.
Look for the hemisphere markings and check the equinox's educational programme when planning a visit. This monument is separate from Parque Meio do Mundo, opened by the municipality in 2024. Renovation documented here in 2025–2026 is an Amapá State Government project. Confirm access before travelling; a construction announcement does not establish that work has finished.
History & public works
Construction, opening and renovation are different stages. These are the interventions with documented attribution.
Opening · Original author not identified in the consulted source
The state source records the opening in 1987.
View sourceRenovation · Amapá State Government — Setur / Seinf; parliamentary funding from Davi Alcolumbre
State renovation documented as ongoing in March 2026; completion unconfirmed.
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Sources & information
- Fecomércio AP — Monumento Marco Zero do Equador Accessed on 2026-09-17
- Governo do Amapá — Monumento Marco Zero do Equador — histórico documentado Accessed on 2026-09-17
- Governo do Amapá — Monumento Marco Zero do Equador — histórico documentado Accessed on 2026-09-17
- OpenStreetMap — referência cartográfica; © colaboradores, licença ODbL Accessed on 2026-09-14
- Governo do Amapá — Início da revitalização em 2025 Accessed on 2026-09-22
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