Manaus, Brasil

Manau is the capital city of the Amazon. Its name was given for the first inhabitants of the territory, the Mamaos Indians. It has historical buildings from 17th century, as the Teatro Amazonas of neoclassic inspiration, and the incredible Porto Flutuante.
Also, it possesses traditional samples on the Mercado Modelo, where it is possible to acquire handicraft; the Palácio Municipal; several thematic museums dedicated to the flora and fauna of the Amazon as the Museu do Índio; Bosque da Ciência, and the Museu de Ciência Natural, and the Zoo. Other places you have to visit are the Parque do Mindú and the Reserva Ducke, an ecological park with excellent infrastructure to rest and to enjoy; and the aquarium, with the piracucú, the biggest fish of the zone.
Manaus offers a delicious typical gastronomy based on fishes and exotic fruits eaten in ice creams and juices. Other of its characteristics is the high quality of its hotels, some of them located within the forest. It has many types of hotels, sophisticated and ecological hotels, many of them constructed in the banks or floating on the rivers, but delivering a complete safety for the rest and relaxing treatments.
The majority of these accommodations are in the bank of the Rio Negro and it is possible to arrive to them by ships that set sail from the ports of Manaus. Another attraction is to visit the meeting of the waters of the Rio Negro and the Rio Solimões, in an incredible spectacle of union of black and yellow waters, to only 12 kilometers form the meeting with the impressive Rio Amazonas.


Attractions: Natural areas, rivers, culture, museums, forest, gastronomy, handicraft, flora and fauna, resorts, festivities.

Activities: Ecotourism, excursions, cultural tourism, trekking, flora and fauna contemplation, cruise ships, paragliding, hang gliding, fishing.

Location: Capital of Amazonas State, It is located in north Brazil.

How to get there?: Airway, to Eduardo Gomes International Airport. By land, through BR 163 National Highway. Seaway, to Manaus Port.

When to go?: All year long.

Climate: Tropical.

Services: Accommodations, transportation, gastronomy.

Surroundings: Tupé Beach and La Luna Beach, Rio Negro y Rio Solimões, Teatro Amazonas, Amazonas River.