Square and waterfront
Praça Jacy Barata Jucá (Beira-Rio)
Macapá, AP
Waterfront square with sports areas and a monument to the washerwomen of Igarapé das Mulheres.
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Lavadeiras do Igarapé das Mulheres monument in Jacy Barata Jucá Square, Macapá. Photo: Jesiel Braga/Prefeitura de Macapá · Licença de reutilização da fotografia não informada pela fonte — Licence & original -
Contemporary record Washerwomen Monument, photographed for the 2024 report. Photo: Giovanni Maciel / PMM · Licença de reutilização não informada pela fonte; autoria e procedência preservadas. — Licence & original
What the images tell us
The three sculptures represent daughter, mother and grandmother. J. Márcio designed them with sculptor Jonas Modesto. At the reopening, Benedita Araújo recalled decades selling toys on Beira Rio.
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Sources for this guidance
- Prefeitura de Macapá — entrega da Praça Jacy e memória das lavadeiras ↗Accessed on 2026-09-23
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Praça Jacy Barata Jucá connects the Beira-Rio landscape with memories of work in the city. Its 2024 reconstruction was carried out by Macapá's municipal works department under Antônio Furlan through the Orla Viva project. This was renovation, not evidence of the square's original creation.
The Washerwomen of Igarapé das Mulheres monument, conceived by J. Márcio and made with Jonas Modesto, places women's labour within the public landscape. Its figures invite reflection on generations of women shaping everyday Macapá. Sport and social life also belong here; combine the sculptures with a waterfront walk while respecting areas used by athletes and traders.
History & public works
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Renovation · Municipality of Macapá — administration of Antônio Furlan; Semob
Reconstruction under Orla Viva; this was not the square’s original creation.
View sourceArtistic creation · J. Márcio and Jonas Modesto
Monument to the Washerwomen of Igarapé das Mulheres: conceived by J. Márcio and made in partnership with sculptor Jonas Modesto.
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Sources & information
- Prefeitura de Macapá — Praça Jacy Barata Jucá (Beira-Rio) Accessed on 2026-09-17
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