Colares, Pará

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.