�bidos

Town, west-central Par� estado (�state�), northern Brazil. It was founded in 1697 as a fortified town. �bidos overlooks the left (north) bank of the Amazon River 70 miles (110 km) upstream from Santar�m near the confluence of the Trombetas River, where the Amazon narrows to a width of 1.25 miles (2 km). River steamers and hydroplanes utilize the facilities at the town, which ships tobacco, cacao,