Beyond the money that is transmitted between News Stands and Trays, VER-O-PESO This is a relationship market. For nearly four centuries, paramine families support this place by exchanging foods, natural and processed products, characters, tools, clothing… quantitative toys and unlimited bonds. On the anniversary of 398 yearsTo celebrate the 27th, a Liberal’s report, along with their dawn, sells, buy and buy to the largest free fair in Latin America.
On the banks of Gujare Bay, the market never sleeps. It works 24 hours a day, supplying inputs of the city and the Amazon offer. According to the Municipal Secretariat of Economic Development (Sedcon), there, daily 20 thousand peopleApproximately 2,400 workersIn registered and street vendors, make sure that the gear of the popular economy is to revolve. Ver-o-peso moves, every year, about R $ 360 million (almost r $ 1 million per day). The life stories of that place are impressive but not revealed numbers. Those who counted them were combined with the arms and the smell of PTEE and took care of the eyes and eyes that were executing the market.
In many voices that make this amazonian symphony Riwaldo Silva63, who will meet Vadoka And came to the ACAI Fair before sunrise 40 years ago. “For me, (Ver-O-Peso) means everything. I am working here for my children and my granddaughters,” he said. It sells 50 to 200 bins of the product per day depending on the luck.
Rivaldo Silva, 63, ‘Vadoca’ (Igor Mota / O Liberal)
Vadoka saw the market change, growing and filling with new faces, realizing the common difficulties that were searching for livelihood. “The job is very low, so people come here and everyone gets a place to work,” he said.
“We are wishing the fair’s improvement, because you are looking, it’s very bad,” he said.
The ACAI fair is the most crowded in the complex, which is full of bellenens and other shovels from different parts of the state.
Beater Junior Silva. “If you can’t live on what I see here, you can live on this topic,” he said, explaining that he earned $ 10 at the beginning of every re -res. Product transport, packaging, salary of two employees and commercial point rent only comes true profit.
“Black Gold of Amazon” (Igor Mota / O Liberal) arrived at the ACAI Fair at dawn
On the other side of Ver-o-Peso, in Pedra Do Pixe, Jono Gomes64, called ‘Spider -Man’Every morning boats release dock and tons of fish. This movement is better to know more than many. “I work with fish for 56 years, Jesus, who retires us, gives us strength,” he laughs and talks with a client with a client, which is worth taking three pounds from the fish, which is just $ 8 instead of $ 8 instead of $ 8.
Both of the ACAI Fair and Pedra are both Pixe, Dawn We NTIC. Products go straight from the vessels and go to the customers from hand to hand. When the ‘Spider -Man’ movement is good, it sells between 200 to 300 pounds per day, but there are difficult weeks when clients are reduced and accounts.
“We work to eat. At least we have money to buy the egg. God will help a father and faith.”
He hit the market at 9 pm and before midnight, he was already active.
Jono Gomes, 64, Fish Salesman ‘Spider -Man’ (Igor Mota / O Liberal)
Unlike sellers, there are Ver-O-PSO buyers as a commercial reference. Mayara Reese. “I came here because it was cheap and I would take the opportunity to have coffee and experience the mood of the market,” he said, waiting for the preparation of tapioca with cheese.
Mayara works with bags, jewelry and children’s articles. You can sell the bag to $ 100 to $ 100, which ensures your profits. It comes before the shopping center shops open.
“I arrived at 6 am and people were working for hours,” he said.
The company needs the market’s dynamics. Although the ACAI Fair and Pedra Do Pixe’s sellers are ending their shifts, other sectors are starting to start.
Mayara Reese, 33, founder (Igor Mota / O Liberal)
Fruit News Stands and Parking were moved to an area of the area, root sector, Medicinal herbs and handicrafts, Erviro Josinaldo koelho53, includes the tradition of the family. “I have always taken my livelihood from here. My father too. I am here now. I raised my children with this work,” he said.
Ver-o-Peso’s inal shadow herbs are a special chapter in the market. There, popular knowledge connects with belief and tradition, attracting customers who seek from tea to pain. Josinodo feels that the movement is not compared to the traditional place of herbs. “This is not very good, no. It’s reasonable. But you can take it,” he said. Like most other market workers, he looked forward to the promised version:
“Ver-o-peso confusion. This version must be leaving soon. It will improve, God likes.”
Josinildo Koelho, 53, Erwiro (Igor Mota / O Liberal)
The current version of Ver-O-Peso, has been budgeted R $ 63 million And began in February 2024, the 30th United Nations meeting by August this year should be completed as one of the Legacy Works of On Climate Change (COP 30). The last major revival of the complex took place in 2002. These funds were received by the Institute of National Historical and Artistic Heritage (Iphan) at the request of the previous municipal management.
VER-O-PESO Complex
The main units of the complex
1⃣ Fish Stone 🐟
Deasoles straight from the ships, toy free fish trade early in the morning.
2⃣ A’aí Fair 🍇
Full of fresh fruit. There are also lunch, flour and vegetable fields.
3⃣ Iron Market (Fish Market)
Fish marketing inside insies. Open service shops.
4⃣ Mercado Francisco Bologna (meat market)
Meat meat, as well as selling food, handicrafts and services.
5⃣ Solar da Beira
Place for castaral cultural programs, exhibitions and craft sales.
6⃣ Complex Fair 🛍
The various trade in the market.
Commercial activities in vero-o-peso
✅ Food
✅ Crafts
✅ Awes
✅ Acai
Med shadow herbs
✅ flour
Hardware
✅ fruits
✅ HORTIFRUTIGRANJEIROS
✅ Import
Industrialization
✅ snacks
✅ Miva
✅ Marshals
The grocery store
✅ fruit pulp
✅ roots
Plants and landscaping
✅ Tukupi
Movement in the complex
👷 Workers: About 2,400 people (permit holders and street vendors).
🚶 Frequency: About 20,000 users go through this place on a regular basis.
💰 The economic movement: Approximately r about $ 360 million per year.
⏰ Early hours: 24 hours per day.
