Manaus

Manaus is the gateway to the Amazon. It is in Northern Brazil on the banks of the Rio Negro (The Black River) and not far from its confluence with the Amazon River and the Amazon rain forest. Most tourists wanting to explore the Brazilian Amazon head for Manaus. Getting there We flew from Sao Paulo to Manaus stopping briefly at Brasilia airport. The total flying time was about four hours. Brazil is a huge country and Manaus is a long way from Rio ...
...Many tourists stay actually in Manaus and then do various trips into the jungle from there, but we intended to get the full jungle experience for at least some of our time there. We had already booked a stay at a floating hotel (a "floatel") on the Rio Negro and our guide from that hotel picked us up from Manaus Airport for the journey to the jungle Palace. We were dropped at Hotel Tropicale in Manaus and told to enjoy ourselves at the hotel mini ...

AndrewPo 24.08.2008 · Read full review
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...Brazil more and more. Manaus is a capital of Amazonia state and most fascinating thing for me was that there are no roads to the city 9actually there is one but not really used as it goes through the jungle and not in a very good condition). It is surrounded by 300-400 miles of Amazon rainforest so it is almost impossible to build a road. The only proper way to come to Manaus is by boat or by plane. The city lays on the Rio Negro (black river) just ...
...my impressions about Brazil and Manaus were mostly through the excellent food. They are famous for their grilled meet. There are plenty of fruits on offer, everything fresh, sweet with many exotic things to taste. I was most impressed with pineapple as it is much sweeter from the ones we eat here. Rivers are rich source of various fishes (including piranhas). I had a time for a short trip by boat and it was really quite an amazing trip for me. First ...

JohnCheese 15.10.2008 · Read full review
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...major split in the river, Manaus is a a teeming city off over 1,000,000 people. There is one road in from Venezuala, the road to the south having been reclaimed by the ever creeping Amazon. Otherwise its boat from Belem 5-7 days or flying, expensive. I lived there for 3 months, on the edge of the city in a slum village. The people were fantastic, although they probably wondered why a 6ft blue eyed cacausian was living there. Bus rides to the city ...
...the late 19th century when Manaus was a booming rubber town, one of the richest cities in the world. Starved of cultural relief, the town elders decided to build a replica of the Odessa Opera House. Lacking marble, the columns were built from corrugated iron. Its an amazing place and for a few dollars you can get a personal tour. Finally why isnt Manaus a rich city anymore. Well that was due to a British entrepenaur who got hold of some rubber tree ...

Jasonrow 28.02.2001 · Read full review
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Manaus. Manaus is the capital of the state of Amazonas. The river crossing this city is called Rio Negro, which in Portuguese means "black river", quite deservedly so, judging by the colour of the water. This river joins after Manaus another river, and the 2 of you form the world famous river Amazonas. We arrived at Manaus by boat. This is quite an experience, if you have enough time to spend on it. Manaus as a city has many monuments which ...
...the last century of last millennium the city was the world capital for rubber. The local museum displays information on the life of the "seringueiros", the people extracting rubber from the trees. I do not remember where the museum was, but any guide book should say this, and I can highly recommend a visit to it ...

CICLISTALOCO 17.07.2000 · Read full review
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...1600km from the Atlantic coast. Manaus was not the sleepy tropical village hidden deep in steamy, dark jungle that I had imagined. Where were the scantily - clad natives living a traditional subsistent life of hunting along the banks of the river? Where were the wild animals, monkeys, piranhas and colourful parakeets that this region boasts? Instead I was standing at an intersection in the centre of a bustling modern city with a population equal ...
...they are built. Manaus is the hub of the river transport and used by its people to ferry passengers, merchandise and stock to distant towns and villages. At the port, boats of varying sizes and comforts display signs publicizing their destination, date and time of sailing. Hammock for a bed, here you can catch a boat to Colombia, Venezuela, Peru, Bolivia, or four days down stream to Belém, on the Atlantic coast. Feeling drawn towards its magical ...

mr_daniel_son 07.06.2001 · Read full review
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