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Manaus Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see Looking out over the Negro River Looking out over the Negro River Christopher D. Carson Manaus is situated on the Rio Negro (means "Black River"), just 10 kilometers upstream from the point this river meets the Solimoes to form the Amazon (Rio Amazonas). When in the area you should pay a visit to this point for the mingling of black and yellow water from the two rivers is really a sight worth seeing. The city boomed due to the richness from the nearby rubberplants who used this place to trade latex. When the rubber business came into decline due to synthetic alternatives, the city fell into decline. It now has a population over one and a half million people. Situated in the middle of the Amazon rain forest it serves as a travel hub and a distribution center for the river areas of the upper Amazon. It is thriving river harbour as well as the major destination on the highway from the south. You will be impressed by the vast number of river vessels of all shapes and sizes that ply their way from here to every township up and down this great river. Manaus is also the furthest point along the Amazon's deep-water channel, which allows huge ocean liners to come the 2,000 km/1,250 miles upstream from the Atlantic. Unfortunately there’s not much left of the fortress built in 1669 where the city originated, but there are lots of other interesting sights. You cannot miss the Jesuit church, dominating the city center, but you should also see the harbour installations, completed in 1902. Another interesting industrial sight, finished in the same year, is the Mercado Adolfo Lisboa, a miniature copy of the demolished Halles de Paris, built by Gustav Eiffel. From Manaus you can start programs to the four main points of the Amazon area. In the south Mamori, Juma e Janauacá. In the extreme north Presidente Figueiredo. In the east the national park Jaú and Rio Negro. In the west Rio Urubu, represented by a vegetation bulk, being composed for dense tropical forest or open forests. You can expect to see some wildlife and visit some of the forest remnants, but two weeks or more are needed to reach untouched areas. Small two-story river boats carry five to ten people, sleeping in hammocks on the lower deck. Local residents use these but they are not recommended for tourists. Tour boats carrying from 15 to 30 people are comfortable, accommodating, and economical. Large boats carrying hundreds ply the river too, but the big boats don't stop between ports. ______Sights Edit This Here are a few places you can visit. Contributors June 19, 2006 new by giorgio [Add Sight] Jaù National Park Edit This The park if points out in the state of Amazon, the 220 km (straight-line) of Manaus, between the cities New Airão and Barcelos. The city next to the unit is New Airão that is to a distance of 150 km of the capital. The basin of the river Jaú, that bathes the park, received the name thanks to one from the biggest Brazilian fish. The Jaú word, that comes of the Tupi, also finished nominating the biggest national park it Brazil, that still is the greater of the world in humid and unbroken tropical forest. What to make Account with the exuberância of the more.. type: Parks, Gardens and Zoos World66 rating: [rate it] ________History Edit This Sao Raimundo Village Sao Raimundo Village Marco Davila The history of Manaus begins in an Indian village built around the São José da Barra Fortress, in 1669. A fortress had been constructed to prevent the descending of the Dutch invaders garrisoned in Suriname (former Dutch Guyana) and guarantee the domain of the Portuguese Crown in the region. The settlement that developed around the fortress was given the name of São José da Barra do Rio Negro (Lugar da Barra) and in 1832, under denomination of Nossa Senhora da Conceição da Barra do Rio Negro, the settlement was raised to the status of Villa (small town). In 1848, the small town of Vila da Barra was raised to the status of City, with the name Cidade da Barra do Rio Negro, finally receive the name Manáos, in 1856, to celebrate the Manáo (Mother of the gods) Indian nation, the most important ethnical group in the region, historically acknowledged by their courage and bravery. Between 1890 and 1910, thanks to the exportation of natural rubber, the local businessmen and rulers brought in from the Europe hundreds of architects and landscape painters, for the execution of an ambitious urban plan that would result in a city with European architectonic profile, though embedded in the middle of the jungle. Modern and innovative, Manaus was one of the first Brazilian cities to have electricity, pluvial drainage system, water treatment, sewer system and electric streetcar service. For over a hundred years ago Manaus inaugurated the Amazonas Opera House which astonished the world for its luxury, refinement and architectonic beauty, and in 1909 the first Brazilian University was founded - the Universidade Livre de Manaus (Autonomous University of Manáos). The floating harbor, built to adapt to the tidal water level of the rivers, was totally imported from England. Several other public buildings were also imported from England. With the establishment of the Free Zone, in 1967, Manaus took advantage of the fiscal incentives to become the largest existing commercial and industrial sector on the Equator. The main Brazilian industries of electric-electronic appliances, clocks and watches, bicycles, motorcycles, eyeglasses, etc., are concentrated here. Commerce offers a wide variety of high technology products, at the lowest prices and the hotels are equipped to efficiently receive people from everywhere in the country and overseas. Public investment in the urban infrastructure has made possible the emerging of an increasinglybeautiful and welcoming city. Manaus has also become an important hub for Ecotourism thanks to its natural beauties and the rescue of the Indigenous traditions, which have in the exuberance of the boi-bumbá festivals one of its main examples. The boi-bumbá festivals, which date back to the beginning of the 20th century, has been given a new style and has been conquering the hearts and minds of thousands of people in Brazil and overseas. It is exactly this hospitable city, where tradition and modernity harmoniously coexist harmony, that waits for you with open arms. ___________Day Trips Edit This MERCADO ADOLFO LISBOA MERCADO ADOLFO LISBOA The city of Manaus itself has few attractions. A city tour of 4, 5 hours is enough to visit the Main urban points. The real Amazon wonderland the traveller finds around Manaus, the flora and the fauna of the rainforest .. [Add Day Trip] CITY TOUR Edit This MERCADO ADOLFO LISBOA MERCADO ADOLFO LISBOA The main attractions of Manaus, the Teatro Amazonas build in 1896, British Custom House & the Porto Flurtuante, Mercadso Municipal (the cast-iron structure was designed in 1882 by Adolfo Lisboa after the parisian Les Halles), the Palaçio Rio Negro, Museu di Índio, Arts center Chaminé ... World66 rating: [rate it] tel: (5592xx) 32344737 url: members.virtualtourist.com address: Rua dos Andradas 464, 1st floor. Manaus Center email: eco-discovery@bol.com.br _____________Getting Around Edit This i Getting around Manaus. Manaus is surrounded by rivers and flooted forest. a lot of points you only reach by boat [Add Local transport mode] Boat transport Edit This SPEED BOAT SPEED BOAT In Manaus you will find a lot of options of fluvial transport. Many places you only can reach by motor boat or canoe in the highwater season , and this transport is really amazing. Also to get out (Belem, Obidos, Tabatinga ...) the boat transport is better and cheaper than fly, showing the amazon rainforest and local customs, offering a oportunity to learn more about the amazon World66 rating: [rate it] tel: 32344737 url: members.virtualtourist.com address: Rua dos Andradas 454, first floor Manaus email: eco-discovery@bol.com.br Taxi Edit This It's the best way to get around Manaus World66 rating: [rate it] _______Getting There Edit This photo There are many ways to go to Manaus from regional vessels through airplanes. [Add Global transport mode] Varig Edit This Varig's MD-11 at Manaus Int'l. Varig's MD-11 at Manaus Int'l. photo by: Victor Hugo Azevedo The brazilian airline serves daily flights to almost everywhere in Brazil. type: By Air World66 rating: [rate it] Lloyd Aereo Boliviano Edit This Lloyd's aircraft at Manaus International Airport Lloyd's aircraft at Manaus International Airport photo by: Victor Hugo Azevedo The Bolivian airline serves direct flights from Miami to Manaus on the weekends. type: By Air World66 rating: [rate it] url: www.labairlines.com.bo Gol Edit This Gol Airlines Gol Airlines photo by: Victor Hugo Azevedo The low-fare brazilian airline is the best way to go to Manaus because of it's low prices. type: By Air World66 rating: [rate it] Rico Airlines Edit This Rico's 737 at Manaus International Airport Rico's 737 at Manaus International Airport photo by: Victor Hugo Azevedo This regional airline serves almost every city of the north of Brazil. type: By Air World66 rating: [rate it] url: www.voerico.com.br Cruises and fluvial transport Edit This A transatlantic ship at Manaus seaport A transatlantic ship at Manaus seaport photo by: Victor Hugo Azevedo There are many transatlantic ships that make cruises to Manaus, like the Holland America Line. Also line and speed boats connecting Manaus to Belem, Tabatinga, Peru (Iquitos), .... type: By Sea World66 rating: [rate it] tel: 32344737 url: members.virtualtourist.com address: Rua dos Andradas 454, first floor Manaus email: eco-discovery@bol.com.br _________Beaches Edit This Ponta Negra Beach complex Ponta Negra Beach complex One of the best way to have fun in Manaus. [Add Beach] Ponta Negra Beach Edit This Ponta Negra Beach complex Ponta Negra Beach complex The most popular beach in Manaus, and the favorite place of the local residents and tourists is the most famous address of the city.There are many good restaurants and night clubs.Ponta Negra is a great place to spend the end of the day and see the gorgeous sunset. World66 rating: [rate it] ____________Things to do Edit This SLOTH SLOTH hi From Manaus you can start programs to the four main points of the Amazon area. In the south Mamori, Juma e Janauacá. In the extreme north Presidente Figueiredo. In the east the national park Jaú and Rio Negro. In the west Rio Urubu, represented by a vegetation bulk, being composed for dense tropical forest or open forests. You can expect to see some wildlife and visit some of the forest remnants, but two weeks or more are needed to reach untouched areas. Small two-story river boats carry five to ten people, sleeping in hammocks on the upper deck. Large boats carrying hundreds ply the river too, but the big boats don't stop between ports. Contributors May 22, 2006 change by giorgio [Add Activity] Jungle trips to Manaus Edit This SLOTH SLOTH Manaus also offers Eco Tours to National park of the Jaú (Parque Nacional do Jaú situated in the state of Amazonas, 220 km of Manaus, to Rio >Mamori<a the south of the city in the near of the amazonas river getting by the Transamazônica (the continuation of the panamericana), for good Rainforest Tours. >Presidente Figueiredo< 105 km of Manaus offers archaeological grottos and caves, waterfalls, and native scenes. type: Trekking World66 rating: [rate it] tel: 55-(92) xx 3082 4732 url: wikitravel.org address: Rua dos Andrade 464, first floor, Manaus-Center email: eco-discovery@bol.com.br