St. Joseph Liberto

The old jail is now St. Joseph Liberto. It houses the Museum of Gems of Pará, the Pole and the House of Artisan Jeweler. The site was opened in October 2002 by then governor Almir Gabriel, is becoming a reference for the jewelry market by Para account of the jewels in gold and gems produced by the talent of designers and goldsmiths Para. The local handicrafts and Marajoara and also gained ground.
The old prison building took almost two years to be completely reformed, representing an investment of $ 8 million. The inauguration of the Pole Jeweller also represents a new stage in the process of vertical mineral state that holds more than 50% of Brazilian mineral reserves, and the gold one of the main products operated and marketed throughout the country.
The complex was inaugurated in the middle week of the Candle of Nazareth. The goal was to honor the tourists, especially the Para, who are in Bethlehem motivated by positive energy of the country's largest religious festival. The old prison was the scene of many rebellions and suffering
The Museum of Gems of Para, installed along with the Workshop of Jewelry and the Craftsman house in St. Joseph Liberto, together with displays up to 500 million years, like a giant stone composed of quartz and pegmatite with tourmaline, coming from the River Valley Tocantins, in the southeast of Pará
The museum takes the visitor to tour the beauty and brilliance of amethyst, quartz, tourmalines, diamonds, coming from various regions of the state of Para and Rondonia. All stones are in their raw state. The Museum also tells the story of these minerals, and regions of origin as the man wont use it in various forms and functions.

By Tatiane Jéssica Elizabeth Miranda