Editing Macapá (section)

==Transportation==
 
Macapá has a few roads to other cities in Brazil but is mainly connected to the rest of the country by air and sea. Macapá is located {{Convert|345|km|mi}} from [[Belém]], but the cities are separated by the large inland island of [[Marajó]] and have no direct highway connections; the city is accessible only by boat or airplane.<ref name="t"/> Macapá is connected to [[French Guiana]] by the Brazilian federal highway [[BR-156]], which runs north of the city through the Amazonian jungle.<ref name="Cidade"/> The city is connected with the rest of the North Region via the following highways: the AP-010, linking Macapá to [[Santana, Amapá|Santana]] to the southwest; the AP-030, linking to the city of [[Mazagão]]; the BR-156, linking the south of Amapá and [[Laranjal do Jari]] to the northern town of [[Oiapoque]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www2.transportes.gov.br/bit/02-rodo/3-loc-rodo/loc-rodo/br-156/gbr-156.htm |title=BR – 156|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120912233518/http://www2.transportes.gov.br/bit/02-rodo/3-loc-rodo/loc-rodo/br-156/gbr-156.htm|access-date=April 5, 2021|archive-date=September 12, 2012}}</ref> The [[Oyapoque River Bridge]] has been open to traffic since March 20, 2017, linking Brazil and French Guiana by road for the first time.

===Airport===
[[Macapá International Airport]] (officially: ''Aeroporto Internacional de Macapá – Alberto Alcolumbre'') is located {{Convert|3|km|mi}} from the city center and serves as a vital link between Macapá and other cities in Brazil. Commercial flights connect Macapá to [[Belém]], [[Brasília]], [[Fortaleza]], [[Recife Airport]], Rio de Janeiro, [[Salvador, Bahia|Salvador]], and [[São Paulo]]. The airport traces its history to a small air base built by the United States during [[World War II]] to secure strategic bases in the South Atlantic region.<ref name="a"/>