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Monument

Swiss Arbitration Monument

Oiapoque, AP

Remembering the definition of the border.

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The monument commemorates the arbitration decision of 1 December 1900 that settled the territorial dispute between Brazil and France in the Amapá region. The Baron of Rio Branco helped present Brazil’s case, and the outcome recognised Brazilian sovereignty over the disputed area.

Distinguish the diplomatic event from the structure built to remember it. The year 1900 refers to the arbitration, not necessarily to the monument’s construction. Border history also includes peoples and communities whose relationships cross the river and predate today’s national divisions.

Read the inscriptions and connect your visit with the Monument to the Homeland and Kuahí Museum. Together, these stops allow comparison of diplomatic, civic and Indigenous narratives, without treating territorial formation as Oiapoque’s only history.

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