Antonio do Brinco

Antonio do Brinco, also Albina 2[1], is a garimpeiro (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.[4]

Antonio do Brinco

Albina 2
Village
Antonio do Brinco
Location in Suriname
Coordinates: 3.6424°N 54.0234°W / 3.6424; -54.0234
Country Suriname
DistrictSipaliwini District
ResortTapanahony
Population
 (2015)[1]
 • Totalca. 1,000

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.[5] Many shops offer customers free transportation from Maripasoula with their boats and canoes.[4]

The health situation in the village is dire. The river has been polluted with mercury.[5] There are no medical facilities in the village despite a high prevalence of HIV, malaria,[6] and during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, it was listed as a hot spot with many infections.[7] As it was founded illegally, it is not listed as an official settlement[8] 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.[6]

References
  1. "La Vie en face". Une Saison en Guyane (in French). Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  2. "Ondernemers Lawa zijn brute roofovervallen zat". De Ware Tijd via Shoeket (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  3. ""Health Awareness Week" at Benzdorp for garimpeiros Lawa Tabiki". Malaria Suriname. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  4. Hoefte & Oostindie 2015, p. 76.
  5. "Verkeerde benzine-opslag oorzaak brand Antonio do Brinco". De Ware Tijd (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  6. "Gratis onderzoek in 'Health Awareness Week'". Star Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  7. "Covid-19: Record voor de tweede keer verbroken vandaag". Star Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  8. Plan Bureau 2014, p. 170: "The reference concerns the absence of the village in table 3.1 of the official villages in the Tapanahony resort"

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