Installed in Vigia municipality in the micro-region of Salgado, NE Mesorregião of Pará State, Brazilian Amazon, ECOMAR is one of the most modern and well-equipped fishing enterprises in Brazil. Situated 77km from Belém, Vigia is linked by the paved highways BR-316 and PA-140.

Z3 IN VIGIA - 3rd FISHING COMMUNITY IN BRAZIL

The town where everything started over 20 years ago, has about 42,000 inhabitants and fishing as its major economic activity, which is predominantly traditional and small scale. Besides fishing, another quite extensive activity is catching crabs, which provides a good supplementary income that helps support the residents and their families.

The municipality is one of the oldest in Pará State. The first residents were the Tupinambás Indians, whose village was called Uruitá. It was here that the colonial government built an inspection post, not only for this purposem, but also to protect and keep watch on the vessels that supplied Belém, thus curbing smuggling. It was this activity that gave rise to the name of the place.