Landmarks and Historic sites
| Amazon Theater | |
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Inaugurated in 1896, the major part of the material utilized on its construction was imported from Europe. Pieces of cast iron and the glass roof from the cupola were imported from France, and the mirrors from Italy. The Italian...
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| Hotels On the Jungle | |
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Visited by foreign tourists, these hotels are the best option to those who want to feel the sensation of spending some days on the Amazon forest. Constructed on the sides of rivers or on floating bases, they offer rustic installations ...
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| How to Get There | |
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Manaus is on the northern region, 2150 km far from Brasilia. The airport Eduardo Gomes, 15 km far from the city center, receives flights from Brazilian cities and from South America. There are road connections only to Boa Vista...
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| Infrastructure | |
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The city has hotels with different levels of comfort, including international ones. It offers receptive tourism agencies, car rental agencies and branches from the main banks.
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| Parks and Museums | |
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The Museu do Índio (Indian Museum) shows objects from tribes on the region, as utensils in ceramics and ceremonial adornments. The Museu de Ciências Naturais da Amazônia (Natural Sciences Museum of Amazon) has a...
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| Strolls | |
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There are interesting strolls to the rivers on the region, like one that takes the visitor to the confluence of the rivers Solimões and Negro, that form the Amazon river. The different colors of the water on each river makes ...
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| Typical Food | |
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Many restaurants on the city serve specialties of the regional cookery, prepared with fishes from the region. The most appreciated dishes include the fish stew (stews) of tucunaré or tambaqui.
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