Manaus

Situated at the confluence of the Negro and Solimões rivers, Manaus

is the capital of the state of Amazonas. It’s the most populous city in
the state and is a popular ecotourist destination. One of the most
popular attractions is the Ponta Negra Beach, just 13 kilometers from
the centre of the city, where, when the river is low , the sands are ex-
posed, forming a beautiful contrast with the dark waters of the river.
Just about six miles from Manaus, one can contemplate the Encoun-
ter of the Rivers, the point at which the dark waters of Negro and
greenish muddy waters of the Solimões meet, forming the Amazon.
In the beginning of the twentieth century the city of Manaus became
very wealthy and the most important cultural centre in the Northern
Av. Beira Mar, 216/203 Region of Brazil. The old rubber barons dreamed in their frenzy ex-
20021-060 - Centro travaganza to transform it into an European style city and called it
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Brasil “the Paris of the Tropics”. The Opera House and the Municipal Market
are good examples of luxury and ostentation in which their inhabi-
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