Antonio do Brinco explained

Official Name:Antonio do Brinco
Other Name:Albina 2
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Suriname
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Suriname
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Suriname
Subdivision Type1:District
Subdivision Name1:Sipaliwini District
Subdivision Type2:Resort
Subdivision Name2:Tapanahony
Population As Of:2015
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:ca. 1,000
Population Density Km2:auto
Coordinates:3.6425°N -54.0242°W

Antonio do Brinco, also Albina 2,[1] is a garimpeiros (illegal gold prospectors) village in the Tapanahony resort of the Sipaliwini District of Suriname. The village is located on the Lawa River,[2] and is next to Peruano,[3] and opposite Maripasoula in French Guiana.[1] The village is named after Antonio with the earring (Portuguese: brinco) who constructed the first commercial building.

The village has grown rapidly in the early 21st century, and contains a string of supermarkets, restaurants, bars and brothels,[1] who cater to both the gold prospectors and neighbouring French Guiana, because of lower prices.[4] Many shops offer customers free transportation from Maripasoula with their boats and canoes.

The health situation in the village is dire. The river has been polluted with mercury.[4] There are no medical facilities in the village despite a high prevalence of HIV, malaria,[5] and during the COVID-19 pandemic, it was listed as a hot spot with many infections.[6] As it was founded illegally, it is not listed as an official settlement and therefore has no school, no electricity other than private Diesel generators, no clean water supply, and no police station.[2] There are plans to open a clinic operated by Medische Zending in the village.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: La Vie en face. Une Saison en Guyane. fr. 6 July 2020.
  2. News: Ondernemers Lawa zijn brute roofovervallen zat. De Ware Tijd via Shoeket. nl. 6 July 2020.
  3. Web site: "Health Awareness Week" at Benzdorp for garimpeiros Lawa Tabiki . Malaria Suriname. 6 July 2020.
  4. News: Verkeerde benzine-opslag oorzaak brand Antonio do Brinco. De Ware Tijd. 6 July 2020. nl. 28 June 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200628105047/http://dwtonline.com/laatste-nieuws/2020/01/29/verkeerde-benzine-opslag-oorzaak-brand-antonio-do-brinco/. dead.
  5. News: Gratis onderzoek in 'Health Awareness Week'. Star Nieuws. 5 July 2020. nl.
  6. News: Covid-19: Record voor de tweede keer verbroken vandaag . Star Nieuws. 6 July 2020. nl.