Belém prepares for COP30 with creativity, flavors, and Amazonian pride. November 4, 2025
- Ana Cunha-Busch
- Nov 3
- 2 min read
Belém prepares for COP30 with creativity, flavors, and Amazonian pride
In the countdown to COP30, Belém (PA) is transforming itself to welcome delegations from around the world, revealing the talent, hospitality, and Amazonian pride of its people. From the moment they disembark at the airport, murals with macaws, jaguars, and the legendary Curupira—guardian of the forest—welcome visitors, symbolizing the strength of the local culture and the commitment of the capital of Pará to environmental preservation.
The atmosphere of the world climate conference is already felt throughout the city. At Ver-o-Peso, the largest open-air market in Latin America, the colorful stalls display a vibrant mix of tradition and innovation. Artisans produce ceramic, basketry, and textile pieces featuring Amazonian icons such as the muiraquitã (a type of amulet), the boto (river dolphin), the toucan, and the jaguar, as well as souvenirs bearing the COP30 logo. “People want to take a little piece of the Amazon with them,” says Luzilena Silva, one of the local artisans.
At the medicinal herb stalls, ancestral knowledge takes center stage. Herbalists create perfumes and special bath products with symbolic properties to attract good energy, prosperity, and harmony during the event. The COP30 perfume, created by Maria Iracilda, promises to “bring good things to those who come from abroad and spread the knowledge of Amazonian herbs.”
The cuisine, another major attraction of the region, is also preparing to impress visitors from all over the world. Local restaurants have reinforced their traditional dishes, such as fried fish with açaí, pirarucu (a type of fish), and filhote (another type of fish), while ice cream parlors are betting on new flavors inspired by the conference theme. One of them launched the COP30 flavor, which combines cupuaçu and Brazil nuts—Amazonian ingredients—with pistachio, originally from the Middle East, symbolizing the union between the regional and the global. Another ice cream shop opted for a 100% Amazonian combination: cumaru, Brazil nuts, and bacuri jelly, celebrating the native ingredients that conquer palates around the world.
“It’s delicious, different. Cupuaçu is very regional; it tastes like our Pará,” praised customer Waldineia Mendonça, while trying the new flavor. For businesswoman Jaqueline Moraes, “the cuisine here is incomparable, as is the culture.”
Belém demonstrates that it is ready—ready to be the stage for one of the most important conferences in history. A COP of flavors, colors, and traditions that resist and inspire. The COP of implementing climate agreements, concrete action, and Amazonian strength.
By Mayara Souto / COP30
Source: COP30 official website / Original source: adapted from COP30 Official material.
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