News - Google Brazil venturing into the Parintins micro-region
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Google Brazil has had quite a lot of progress in adding Amazonian areas to street view, this time we have received confirmations of spotting in several towns around the Amazon River in the Microregion of Parintins in the western part of the State.
On August 9, 2024, several users of the Tiktok social network reported the Google Street View car photographing the town of Urucará, a settlement around the Uatumã River. (Source: Guilherme Macedo via Tiktok) Later on August 10, the CEO of “Leva e Traz”, a transportation app based around Parintins, reported the sighting of Google vehicles around the capital of the Microregion. (Source: Leva&Traz App via Tiktok)
In August 16, the local news agency “Maués na Mídia” reported that Google vehicles had arrived in the town of Maués in order to add nearby areas to the street view service. (Source: Maués na Mídia via FB) This towns is located in the south of the Maués Microregion, specifically on the banks of the Maués-Açu River.
These towns are located in a relatively remote area where it is necessary to take several ferries around the Amazon River basin to enter. In June of this year, street view vehicles were previously reported in the city of Manaus, capital of the State of Amazonas, being the first steps to update coverage in the region, Google Brazil is planning to try to expand the existing coverage in the state, this time using gen 4 cameras.
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- Written by Seb on August 25, 2024
- Note: Thanks to Redpork and Tobetelogi for reporting the spottings in these Brazilian locations.
