Colares, Pará

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Colares
Location of Colares
Coordinates: 00°56′13″S 48°16′55″W / 0.93694°S 48.28194°W / -0.93694; -48.28194Coordinates: 00°56′13″S 48°16′55″W / 0.93694°S 48.28194°W / -0.93694; -48.28194
Country Brazil
Region Norte
State Pará
Government
  Mayor Ivanito Monteiro Goncalves
Area
  Total 609.776 km2 (235.436 sq mi)
Population (2006)
  Total 12,328
  Density 20.2/km2 (52/sq mi)

Colares is a city in the north part of Pará, Brazil. The city became famous because of the Colares UFO flap, which later originated the Operação Prato.


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