Amapá has the potential to explore tourist activities, mainly ecological tourism or ecotourism, given its landscape richness, historical-cultural wealth and geographical location, as it is located on the banks of the Amazon River, which allows interconnection to the interior of the city. inland waterway. The history, culture, customs and traditions of the Amapá municipalities are tourist highlights of the State.
The São José de Macapá Fortress was designed by the Portuguese to defend the lands of the extreme north and was built by black and indigenous labor in the 18th century. It is a complex fortress from the point of view of military engineering, in addition to being large when compared to other Brazilian fortifications. The São José de Macapá Fortress is one of the main cultural references of the State, it was listed by the National Historical and Artistic Heritage Institute - IPHAN, in 1950, for its historical and architectural relevance.
In the Monument of the Ground Zero of Ecuador, located in the imaginary line of Ecuador, it is possible to observe the equinox of spring (March) and autumn (September), when the days and nights have the same duration.
Marabaixo is the cultural expression of resistance formed in the traditions, organization and cultural identification among the black communities of Amapá, it is relevant to the construction and affirmation of the Brazilian cultural identity and thus receives the title of Cultural Heritage of Brazil by the Institute of National Historical and Artistic Heritage - IPHAN.
The São Tiago festivity is a tradition brought from Africa in the 18th century, held since 1777 in Mazagão Velho, in the municipality of Mazagão. It mixes religious rituals, cavalcade and open-air theater to recount the appearance of Tiago as an anonymous soldier who fought bravely alongside the Christian people against the Moors and guaranteed his victory.
The cultural identity of the Maracá and Cunani graphics, pre-Columbian cultures that lived in Amapá, bring strong characteristics of past civilizations, the cultural heritage is the most evident record of the ancestors' skill and mastery in relation to art.