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Name of the Airport[edit]

There is only one correct spelling for the name of this airport, and that is "Val-de-Cans", which is the name of the neighborhood it's located in. The wrong spelling "Val-de-cães" occurs because the word "cans" sounds exactly like "cães", which means "dogs" in portuguese. People unaware of the correct spelling of the airport's name often make this mistake.

sources: http://www.brasil.gov.br/localizacao/aeroportos/aeroporto-internacional-de-belem-val-de-cans-julio-cezar-ribeiro

http://www.infraero.gov.br/index.php/br/aeroportos/para/aeroporto-internacional-de-belem.html — Preceding unsigned comment added by Avleao (talk • contribs) 14:19, 1 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]