Belém, Brazil, Nov 6, 2025 (AFP) - Five things to know about 'forest COP' host city Belem

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2025-11-06
The eyes of the world are on Belem, a gateway city to the Brazilian Amazon playing host to what has been dubbed the "Forest COP" climate conference starting Monday. The city of 1.4 million got its name from Bethlehem, the birthplace of Jesus Christ. In Portuguese, it translates as Belem. Under a law promulgated Tuesday by President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, it will be the symbolic capital of the country for the duration of the conference, which......
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