Fishing near Porto Grande, Amapá

Porto Grande sits in the interior of Amapá, on the BR-156 about 114 km from Macapá, and serves as the main gateway to the Rio Araguari — a powerful river rising in the Serra Lombarda and running roughly 617 km through the state. The stretch upstream from town, through rapids and exposed rock slabs, is the draw for sport anglers targeting trairão and tucunaré in the Amapá National Forest (Flona do Amapá). The Rio Amapari and a network of smaller rivers and igarapés close to town round out the local freshwater scene.