Antonio do Brinco

Antonio do Brinco
Antonio do Brinco ; Albina 2
	Village
	Antonio do Brinco Location in Suriname
	Coordinates: 3.6424°N 54.0234°W
Country	Suriname
District	Sipaliwini District
Resort	Tapanahony
Population (2015)[1]
• Total	ca. 1,000

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]

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

"La Vie en face". Une Saison en Guyane (in French). Retrieved 6 July 2020.
"Ondernemers Lawa zijn brute roofovervallen zat". De Ware Tijd via Shoeket (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 July 2020.
""Health Awareness Week" at Benzdorp for garimpeiros Lawa Tabiki". Malaria Suriname. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
Hoefte & Oostindie 2015, p. 76.
"Verkeerde benzine-opslag oorzaak brand Antonio do Brinco". De Ware Tijd (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 July 2020.
"Gratis onderzoek in 'Health Awareness Week'". Star Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 July 2020.
"Covid-19: Record voor de tweede keer verbroken vandaag". Star Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 July 2020.
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"

Bibliography

Hoefte, Rosemarijn; Oostindie, Gert (2015). In and Out of Suriname (PDF). OAPEN Library. Caribbean Series 34. ISBN 978-90-04-28011-3.
Plan Bureau (2014). "Planning Office Suriname - Districts 2009-2013" (PDF). Planning Office Suriname (in Dutch).

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[saison-1] "La Vie en face". Une Saison en Guyane (in French). Retrieved 6 July 2020.

[station-2] "Ondernemers Lawa zijn brute roofovervallen zat". De Ware Tijd via Shoeket (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 July 2020.

[health-3] ""Health Awareness Week" at Benzdorp for garimpeiros Lawa Tabiki". Malaria Suriname. Retrieved 6 July 2020.

[FOOTNOTEHoefteOostindie201576-4] Hoefte & Oostindie 2015, p. 76.

[brand-5] "Verkeerde benzine-opslag oorzaak brand Antonio do Brinco". De Ware Tijd (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 July 2020.

[health_awareness-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.

[FOOTNOTEPlan_Bureau2014170-8] 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"