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	Manaus travel guide - Wikitravel
		Manaus is a Brazilian city of about 1.5 million, located on the Rio Negro a few miles before it meets the Rio Solimões to form the Amazon River proper.
		Manaus is about three hours by air from São Paulo or Rio de Janeiro.
		Avoid the East zone, it has a bad fame in Manaus for being dangerous Be very careful of other drivers, because of the bad traffic in the city they drive for a long time to reach their destination (thus very fast).
	wikitravel.org /en/Manaus (0 words)

	Brazil Travel - Cities - Manaus
		Manaus is the little known (even amongst Brazilians) capital city of the Brazilian state of Amazonas.
		Manaus is a city of around 1.5 million people, situated about 300 km south of the equator and the largest city (in fact the only large city) in the huge state of Amazonas.
		Manaus is definitely much more than just a jumping off point for eco-tours and fishing expeditions to the Amazon.
	www.braziltravel.com /cities/manaus (713 words)

	City of Manaus
		The Manaus Free Trade Zone is a 10,000 square kilometer area which includes the city of Manaus, the capital of the State of Amazonas in the north of Brazil.
		Unlike Manaus, which has special incentives for the establishment of industries, the other zones are only free ports for imports and exports.
		Manaus Free Trade Zone importers are allowed to supply foreign goods from their stock in Manaus to other parts of the country regardless of quantity.
	www.offshoreworld.org /Manaus.htm (1648 words)

	MANAUS
		Manaus and its surroundings attracts visitors from all over the world and its port is regularly visited by cruise ships.
		The landamrk of Manaus is Teatro Amazonas, on Praça (Square) São Sebastião.
		Today, Manaus is a modern city and a very important financial and commercial center in the midst of the Amazon jungle..
	www.unique-southamerica-travel-experience.com /manaus.html (568 words)

	Time out: Manaus, Brazil
		Manaus, the capital of the Brazilian state of Amazonas (Amazonia), is perhaps a little ignored, even within Brazil, for being so far away from the sun- kissed beach destinations of Rio, Salvador and other parts of the eastern coast.
		Manaus, is, of course, a large city: 1.5 million people to be precise, which is about twice the size of Guyana’s population.
		Manaus, like several other Brazilian destinations (and indeed, European and American ones) offers a quality range of low-budget accommodation, quite essential for attracting tourists, a chunk of whom tend to be budget travellers.
	www.landofsixpeoples.com /news022/ns2072812.htm (1338 words)

	Travel in Manaus - Brazil - Culture - WorldTravelGate.net®-
		MANAUS is the capital of Amazonas, a tropical forest state covering around one and a half million square kilometres.
		Indeed, most visitors to Manaus rightly regard a river trip as an essential part of their stay, and there are various jungle tour and lodge options to consider.
		Tour boats leave Manaus for day trips to the meeting of waters where the fl waters of the Negro River meet the lighter waters of the Solimoes River flowing side by side without mixing for several miles.
	www.americatravelling.net /brazil/manaus/manaus_culture.htm (644 words)

	Manaus
		Manaus, that means "Mother of God" in the native language, is a tribute to the tribe "manaós".
		Manaus got a very big tourist flow and Hotels were built to support the tourist.
		Manaus Port - Projected and built by the English, it is an interesting engineering work, oscillating with the ascent and descent of Black river's waters.
	www.viagensmaneiras.com /viagens/manausING.htm (998 words)

	CPD: South America, Site SA5, Manaus Region, Brazil
		The Manaus region is in western Central Amazonia in Brazil's northern State of Amazonas, and includes the lower drainage area of the Rio Negro and its confluence with the Solimões River, which extends eastward as the Amazon River.
		In Lower Amazonia it is associated with robust grass meadows (Pires and Prance 1985) and in the Manaus region with the Solimões River.
		The Manaus pattern of dominance by trees (in the listing of species) would probably hold as well for the less diversified flora of eastern Amazonia, but its checklists have been based solely on tree plots, so comparison of diversity by habit is not possible.
	www.nmnh.si.edu /botany/projects/cpd/sa/sa5.htm (5237 words)

	Manaus, capital city of the State of Amazonas, Brazil
		Manaus, capital of Amazonas, is located in the middle of the Amazon forest; read map of Amazonas and arriving in Amazonas.
		A reflection of this period of opulence is to be found in the mansions and monuments of Manaus, such as the Amazonas Opera House (photo), opened in 1896.
		Manaus also retains replicas of several British constructions, such as the floating dock for the port and the surrounding buildings.
	www.v-brazil.com /tourism/amazonas/manaus.html (502 words)

	Manaus, Brazil by Sergio Koreisha
		Manaus' industries include brewing, shipbuilding, soap manufacturing, the production of chemicals, the manufacture of electronics equipment, and petroleum refining (the oil being brought by barge down the Amazon from Peru).
		The best entertainers from Europe and North America were brought in for the pleasure of the 100 or so families that then controlled the economy of the area.
		With the advent of synthetic rubber in the early 1920's (as well as development of rubber plantations in SE Asia -- an Englishman Sir Henry Wickham "clandestinely" collected rubber seeds from the wild trees of the Amazon jungles) the economic importance of natural rubber, and consequently that of Manaus declined considerably.
	darkwing.uoregon.edu /~sergiok/brasil/manaus.html (0 words)

	Manaus travel guide
		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).
		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.
	www.world66.com /southamerica/brazil/manaus (457 words)

	Manaus Anniversary - Thoughts were lost... - by Beatriz Vidal
		Manaus is a city in north-west Brazil (nevertheless, according to the country's official regional division, it is part of the North of Brazil) and capital of Amazonas State.
		From 1890 to 1920, Manaus was a rubber boomtown, which was caused in part by the invention of the process of vulcanization.
		Manaus is a cosmopolitan city and, because of its location next to the Amazon Rainforest, it attracts a substantial number of Brazilian and foreign tourists who can find plenty of boat and land trips into the surrounding jungle.
	my.opera.com /b_laudanum/blog/manaus-aniversary (769 words)

	Manaus Adventure Travel - Manaus Travel Guide
		Belém is the older, the more civilized of the two, with colonial architecture, forts, stately churches, and a sense of itself as the natural senior partner, somehow left behind by a brash new upstart.
		The upstart, Manaus, has in the past 50 years grown from a city of a few hundred thousand to a near metropolis of almost 2 million.
		Manaus offers a sense of its own future, and an opportunity to step into the vastness of the tropical rainforest.
	away.com /destination-overview/Manaus-5082-travel-guide.html (999 words)

	Manaus - Dilos Holiday World
		Manaus the capital of the Amazonas State was founded in the second half of the 17th century, with the construction of the Forte de Sao Jose da Barra do Rio Negro created to protect the region against the invasion of foreigners.
		However, from the 19th century, the growth of the international commerce of rubber, whose raw material was extracted from native rubber trees of the forest, Manaus started to be attractive to the businessmen from all over the world.
		On the end of the 19th century, the wealth produced by the exportation of rubber financed the construction, in the middle of the tropical forest, of luxurious buildings that reproduced the architectural styles that were in the high European fashion.
	www.dilos.com /location/14421 (521 words)

	ASTER Image Gallery: Manaus, Brazil
		The junctions of the Amazon and the Rio Negro Rivers at Manaus, Brazil.
		The Rio Negro flows 2300 km from Columbia, and is the dark current forming the north side of the river.
		Manaus is the capital of Amazonas state, and has a population in excess of one million.
	asterweb.jpl.nasa.gov /gallery-detail.asp?name=Manaus (105 words)

	A Weekend in Manaus deedsphotos
		Manaus is located in the heart of the Amazon jungle.
		At the turn of the 19th century it was the source of most of the world's rubber, and it was a very prosperous city which boasted an opera house the equal of many in Europe and a large British expatriate colony who were there for the rubber business.
		Manaus is located at the confluence of the Amazon and Rio Negro at which point the river is several miles wide.
	hubpages.com /hub/A_Weekend_in_Manaus___deedsphotos (1168 words)

	Manaus Brasil – Unexpected Luxury in the Heart of the Amazon - a photoset on Flickr (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Manaus (Ma-naus) is a a major inland port (reached by oceangoing vessels from the Atlantic) in the heart of the Amazon rain forest.
		First settled in 1669, rubber plantations in the area from 1890 to 1920 brought prosperity to the city, culminating in the building it the great Opera House and the the best entertainers from Europe and North America were brought in the pleasure of the 100 or so rubber baron families who controlled the economy.
		Today Manaus is a major distribution center for shipments not only into the Amazon but for other parts of Brazil.
	flickr.com /photos/samsays/sets/72157594214354151 (259 words)

	Jungletrekker.com (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Manaus is the capital of the Brazilian State of Amazonas and the largest city in this region (and has been since 1850).
		The rubber boom has passed, but Manaus was designated as a free trade zone in the late '60s.
		Manaus is an ethnically diverse city with a rich European history and architecture that has recently been renovated, including the famous Opera House.
	www.dtvisions.com /jungletrekker/english/about_manaus.html (250 words)

	Manaus
		With the end of the rubber boom, Manaus went into decline and only entered a period of renewed development in the 1950s.
		Situated on the banks of the Negro river, Manaus is an important centre for ecological tourism.
		One of its most popular attractions is the Ponta Negra beach, 13 kilometres from the centre of the city, where, when the river is low, the sands are exposed right down to the river bed, forming a beautiful contrast with the dark waters of the river itself.
	www.bonjourbresil.com.br /english/cidades/manaus.htm (248 words)

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		Manaus has fine hotels and restaurants offering international cuisine and delightful local dishes.
		Manaus is the ideal point of departure for visiting the rest of the Amazon region.
		Tour boats leave Manaus for day trips to the meeting of waters where the fl waters of the Negro River meet the lighter waters of the Solimões River flowing side by side without mixing for several miles.
	www.viptourbrazil.com /destDetails.asp?selDestination=11 (843 words)

	Travel in Manaus - Brazil - History - WorldTravelGate.net®- (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Manaus' industries include brewing, shipbuilding, soap manufacturing, the production of chemicals, the manufacture of electronics equipment, and petroleum refining (the oil being brought by barge down the Amazon from Peru).
		The best entertainers from Europe and North America were brought in for the pleasure of the 100 or so families that then controlled the economy of the area.
		Billions of dollars worth of goods enter Manaus yearly for distribution to other parts of Brazil.
	www.americatravelling.net /brazil/manaus/manaus_history.htm (344 words)

	Manaus, Brazil. Travel guide & tourist information by Hostelbookers.com (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Manaus isn't actually on the Amazon at all, but lies on the Rio Negro, six kilometres from the point where that river meets the Solimões to form (as far as Brazilians are concerned) the Rio Amazonas.
		There are very few places in Manaus where you can sit down and enjoy any peace, and even the cafés and bars are too full to give you much elbow room.
		The most popular and most widely touted day-trip around Manaus is to the meeting of the waters, some 10km downstream, where the Rio Negro and the Rio Solimões meet to form the Rio Amazonas.
	www.hostelbookers.com /guides/brazil/manaus (334 words)

	Prefeitura Municipal de Manaus (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Whoever comes to Manaus in the month of October is welcome to a great party.
		It is the Boi Manaus festivities, an event promoted by the City Administration hall to celebrate October 24, the Anniversary of Manaus, the date the city was raised to the category of city.
		Similarly to the off-season carnival celebrations, the Boi Manaus has been gaining status as an excellent tourist product an has been attracting the attention of travel agencies and tour operators, which have already begun to bring in hundreds of visitors to Manaus.
	www.manaus.am.gov.br /secretarias/fundacaoMunicipalDeTurismo/english/rcboi.html (267 words)

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