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Manaus is a city in Brazil; the capital of the state of the Amazonas. The state of Amazonas is the largest in Brazil with almost 20% of whole country. Manaus is located at the confluence/ meeting of the waters of Negro River and Solimões River. It is also the most populous city of State of Amazonas; its population is about 2 million people.
It is also one of the most important and popular for ecotourism destination. And also for those who love sport fishing (catch and release).
Manaus is a city of contrast- narrow streets intersect, or run beside, broad avenues, buildings preserving of 19th century which reminds the rubber boom age.
From morning till night, Manaus will enchant you, whether you are visiting its historic buildings, for business or setting out for an unforgettable adventure on the river or in the jungle. And at nightfall, wherever you are in this region, you never fail to marvel at the stunning sunset.
The Amazon is the second largest river in the world (after Nile). It serves as the only link between towns and villages where no roads exist and its fish provide food and employment for thousands of local inhabitants. Its tributaries, lakes, Igarapés “Narrow Waterways” and Igapós “flooded forest” are source for more than 2000 different species of fishes, from small sardines to the enormous Pirarucu “Amazon cod”, to Tucunaré “Amazon Peacock Bass” and even the dreaded Piranhas.
Manaus is located about 1, 932 kilometers (about 1, 200 miles) from Brasilia the capital from Brazil and also about 1, 000 miles straight line from Atlantic Ocean.
The city of Manaus was founded in 1669 as the fort of São José do Rio Negro. It was elevated/ became to a town in 1832 with the name of “Vila Manaós”, and legally transformed into a city “Cidade da Barra do Rio Negro” on October 24th of 1848. Only on September 4th of 1856 the city received the current name Manaus.
The name of Manaus is a tribute to the indigenous nation of Manaós who used to live in this area and its name means “Mothers of Gods”.
During the rubber boom, Manaus was one of the wealthiest cities in South America and its citizens sought to make up for their isolation by making life as comfortable as possible:
Manaus has electric street lighting before London and an electric tram system before Brussels or Boston.
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