The city is served by Tucuruí Airport. The name Tucuruí is a Tupi word that means `river of ants` or `river of locusts`. It`s the concatenation of two tupi words: tukura (ants, locusts) and `y (water). The city is very famous because of its colossal Dam, the Tucuruí Dam which is administered by Eletrobrás Eletronorte - the constructor co...