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Belém’s Mermaid Fountain

October 30, 2021 Public Mermaid Sculptures
Belém’s Mermaid Fountain
By Mermaids of Earth October 30, 2021 Public Mermaid Sculptures

There are 4 mermaid statues on the Chafariz das Sereias (Mermaid Fountain) in Praça da Sereia (Mermaid Plaza), in the city of Belém, Brazil, at the mouth of the Amazon river.

The Belém Mermaid Fountain.
The Belém Mermaid Fountain. Photo by Eric Royer Stoner.

Each mermaid statue holds a cornucopia-like horn, which used to spout water when the fountain was installed around 1904.  The upper level has four herons.

The fountain is considered a monument to the Belle Époque in Belém, but has fallen into disrepair and neglect in recent years and there is no longer any water flowing.

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