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Manaus

Manaus (Portuguese: [mɐˈnaws, ma-]) is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Amazonas. It is the seventh-largest city in Brazil, with an estimated 2020 population of 2,219,580 distributed over a land area of about 11,401 km2 (4,402 sq mi). Located at the east centre of the state, the city is the centre of the Manaus metropolitan area and the largest metropolitan area in the North Region of Brazil by urban landmass. It is situated near the confluence of the Negro and Amazon rivers. It is one of the two cities in the Amazon Rainforest with a population of over 1 million people, alongside Belém.

Manaus
Município de Manaus
Municipality of Manaus
Skyline with the Arena da Amazônia
Church of Saint Sebastian
Municipal Clock Tower
Nickname(s): 
A Paris dos Trópicos (The Paris of the Tropics); Mãe dos Deuses (Mother of the Gods)
Motto: 
"A metrópole da Amazônia" (The metropolis of the Amazon)
Location in the state of Amazonas
Manaus
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 3°7′8″S 60°1′18″W / 3.11889°S 60.02167°W / -3.11889; -60.02167
Country Brazil
RegionNorth
StateAmazonas
FoundedOctober 24, 1669
Government
 • MayorDavid Almeida (Avante)
Area
 • Metropolis11,401.092 km2 (4,401.97 sq mi)
 • Urban
427 km2 (165 sq mi)
Elevation
92 m (302 ft)
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Metropolis2,219,580 (7th)
 • Density191.45/km2 (450.29/sq mi)
 • Metro
2,676,936 (11th)
Demonym(s)Manauara, Manauense
GDP (PPP, constant 2015 values)
 • Year2023
 • Total (Metro)$37.4 billion[2]
 • Per capita$16,400
Time zoneUTC−4 (AMT)
Postal code
69000-001 to 69099-999 and 69400-000 to 69899-999
Area code+55 (92)
HDI (2010)0.737 – high[3]
Websitewww.manaus.am.gov.br

The city was founded in 1669 as the Fort of São José do Rio Negro. It was elevated to a town in 1832 with the name of "Manaus", an altered spelling of the indigenous Manaós peoples, and legally transformed into a city on October 24, 1848, with the name of Cidade da Barra do Rio Negro, Portuguese for "The City of the Margins of the Black River". On September 4, 1856, it returned to its original name.[4]

Manaus is located in the center of the Amazon rainforest, and home to the National Institute of Amazonian Research, being the most important center for scientific studies in the Amazon region and for international sustainability issues.[5] It was known at the beginning of the century as Heart of the Amazon and City of the Forest.[6] Currently, its main economic engine is the Industrial Park of Manaus, a Free Economic Zone.[7] The city has a free port and an international airport. Its manufactures include electronics, chemical products, and soap; there are distilling and ship construction industries. Manaus also exports Brazil nuts, rubber, jute, and rosewood oil. It has a cathedral, opera house, zoological and botanical gardens, an eco-park, and regional and native peoples museums.[8]

The Solimões and Negro rivers meet just east of Manaus and join to form the Amazon River (using the Brazilian definition of the river; elsewhere, Solimões is considered the upper part of the Amazon[9]). Rubber made it the richest city in South America during the late 1800s. Rubber also helped Manaus earn its nickname, the Paris of the Tropics. Many wealthy European families settled in Manaus and brought their love for sophisticated European art, architecture, and culture with them. Manaus was one of the twelve Brazilian host cities of the 2014 World Cup, as well as one of the five subsections of the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Etymology edit

The name Manaus comes from the native people called Manaós, which means Mother of the Gods.[10]

History edit

 
Bust of Francisco de Orellana, the Spaniard who sailed the Amazon River in 1542
 
Prospectus of the Rio Negro Fortress, founded in 1669

Early settlement of Manaus edit

The history of the European colonization of Manaus began in 1499 with the Spanish arrival at the mouth of the Amazon River. The Spanish then continued to colonize the region north of Brazil. Development continued in 1668–1669 with the building of the Fort of São José da Barra do Rio Negro by the Portuguese in order to ensure its predominance in the region, especially against the Dutch, at that time headquartered in what is today Suriname. The fort was constructed in rock and clay, with four cannons guarding the curtains.[11] It continued to function for more than 100 years. Next to the fort there were many indigenous mestizos, who helped in its construction and began to live in the vicinity.[11]

The population grew so much that, in 1695, the missionaries (Carmelite, Jesuit, Franciscan) built a nearby chapel dedicated to Nossa Senhora da Conceição (Our Lady of the Conception), who, in time, became the patron saint of the city.[12] A Royal Charter of March 3, 1755 created the captaincy of São José do Rio Negro, with capital in Mariuá (now Barcelos), but with the governor, Lobo D'Almada, fearing a Spanish invasion, the seat went back to Lugar de Barra in 1791. Being located at the confluence of the Rio Negro and Amazon Rivers, it was a strategic point. On November 13, 1832, Lugar da Barra was elevated to town status and named Manaus. On October 24, 1848, under Law 145 of the Provincial Assembly of Para, it was renamed the City of Barra do Rio Negro. On September 4, 1856, the governor, Herculano Ferreira Pena, finally gave it the name "Manaus".[13]

Cabanagem edit

 
Eduardo Ribeiro Avenue, c. 1901.

The Cabanagem was the revolt in which blacks, Native Americans, and mestizos fought against the white political elite and took power in 1835. The Cabanagem reduced the population of the then state of Grão-Pará from about 100,000 to 60,000.[14] The involvement of rebels from the Upper Amazon (Manaus today) in what was originally a movement based in Belém was crucial for the birth of the current state of the Amazon. During the brief period of revolution, the Cabanos of the Upper Amazon, bands of rebels, roamed throughout the region, occupying Manaus twice, and, in most settlements, their arrival was greeted by the non-white population spontaneously joining their ranks, leading to a greater number of adherents to the movement. With that there was an integration of people in the region thus forming the state.[15]

Rubber boom edit

Manaus was at the center of the Amazon region's rubber boom during the late 19th century. For a time, it was "one of the gaudiest cities of the world".[16] Historian Robin Furneaux wrote of this period, "No extravagance, however absurd, deterred" the rubber barons. "If one rubber baron bought a vast yacht, another would install a tame lion in his villa, and a third would water his horse on champagne."[17] The city built a grand opera house, with vast domes and gilded balconies, and using marble, glass, and crystal, from around Europe. The opera house cost ten million (public-funded) dollars. In one season, half the members of one visiting opera troupe died of yellow fever.[18] The opera house, called the Teatro Amazonas, was effectively closed for most of the 20th Century. However it was used in scenes of the Werner Herzog film Fitzcarraldo (1982). After a gap of almost 90 years, it reopened to produce live opera in 1997 and is now attracting performers from all over the world.[19]

When the seeds of the rubber tree were smuggled out of the Amazon region to be cultivated on plantations in Southeast Asia,[Note 1] Brazil and Peru lost their monopoly on the product. The rubber boom ended abruptly, many people left its major cities, and Manaus fell into poverty. The rubber boom had made possible electrification of the city before it was installed in many European cities, but the end of the rubber boom made the generators too expensive to run. The city was not able to generate electricity again for years.[19]

Free zone edit

In the 1960s during the establishment of the military dictatorship in Brazil, the newly installed government concerned about the "demographic gap in Brazil", began to introduce numerous projects in the interior of the country, especially in the Amazon region, with the introduction of the Manaus free trade zone in 1967,[20] and with the opening of new roads within the region, the city had a wide period of investments in financial and economic capital, both national and international, attracted by the tax incentives granted by the free zone, in this period, Manaus had enormous demographic growth becoming one of the most populous cities in Brazil.[21]

Recent events edit

Manaus was one of the host cities of the 2014 FIFA World Cup and one of the seats of some Olympic football games.[22] It was the only host city in the Amazon rainforest and the most geographically isolated, being further north and west than any of the other host cities. A massive prison riot occurred in January 2017, having begun in Manaus and later spreading to two additional cities in Brazil,[23] thus unleashing security problems within the country.[24][25]

During the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil, an estimated 76% of the population of Manaus was infected with coronavirus,[26] and the possibility of herd immunity was discussed.[27][28] However, a second outbreak infected people in Manaus, this time with the Lineage B.1.1.248 variant starting in early January 2021.[29][30]

Geography edit

 
Aerial view of the Amazon Rainforest, near Manaus

The largest city in northern Brazil, Manaus occupies an area of 11,401 square kilometres (4,402 sq mi), with a density of 158.06 inhabitants per square kilometre (409.4/sq mi). It is the neighboring city of Presidente Figueiredo, Careiro, Iranduba, Rio Preto da Eva, Itacoatiara, and Novo Airão.

Vegetation edit

Manaus is located in the middle of the Amazon Rainforest. The Amazon represents over half of the planet's remaining rainforests and comprises the largest and most species-rich tract of tropical rainforest in the world. Wet tropical forests are the most species-rich biome, and tropical forests in the Americas are consistently more species-rich than the wet forests in Africa and Asia.[31] As the largest tract of tropical rainforest in the Americas, the Amazonian rainforests have unparalleled biodiversity. More than one-third of all species in the world live in the Amazon rainforest.[32]

Green areas edit

 
Anavilhanas National Park.
 
Anavilhas National Park ground view.

Despite being located in the Amazon, Manaus is densely developed and has few green areas in the city. The largest green areas are:

  • Mindu Park, located in the center-south of the city, the district Park 10. The Park of Mindú, established in 1989, is one of the largest and most visited parks in the city.
  • Bilhares Park, established in 2005, located in the south-central region of Manaus, in the neighborhood of Planalto [pt] ("plateau").
  • Area of the green hill of Aleixo, created in the 1980s, located in the east of the city and is one of the largest urban green areas.
  • Sumaúma State Park, a state park located in the north of Manaus, in the New Town district. It is the smallest state park of the Brazilian Amazon Basin.
  • Castanheiras Pied Tamarin Wildlife Refuge, a 95 hectares (230 acres) refuge created in 1982 to protect a population of endangered pied tamarins.
  • Adolfo Ducke Forest Reserve, a biological reserve established in 1963, and covers an area of 100 square kilometres (10,000 hectares, 39 square miles). The Reserve is managed by INPA (Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia—National Institute for Amazon Research).
  • Part of the Anavilhanas National Park, a 350,018 hectares (864,910 acres) conservation unit that was originally an ecological station created in 1981.[33]
  • About 75% of the Rio Negro Left Bank Environmental Protection Area, a 611,008 hectares (1,509,830 acres) sustainable use conservation area created in 1995.[34]
  • The 11,930 hectares (29,500 acres) Tupé Sustainable Development Reserve, created in 2005, about 25 kilometres (16 mi) west of the city.[35]
  • The 86,601 hectares (214,000 acres) Rio Negro State Park South Section, created in 1995, about 40 kilometres (25 mi) by boat to the northwest of the city.[36]

Climate edit

Manaus has a humid tropical rainforest climate (Af) according to the Köppen climate classification system, just wet enough in its driest month to not be a tropical monsoon climate, with the average annual compensated temperature of 27.6 °C (81.7 °F) and high air humidity, with a rainfall index around 2,300 mm (90.6 in) annually. The seasons are relatively well defined with respect to rain: July to September is relatively dry, and December to May is very rainy. Thunderstorms are frequent every day in the summer, but they can occur at any time of the year. There have been occasional occurrences of hail in the city.[37]

Due to the city's proximity to the equator, the heat is constant in the local climate. There are no cold days in winter, and rarely very intense polar air masses in the South-Central part of Brazil and in the southwest of the Amazon have some effect on the city, as occurred in August 1955. But although they are rare, they influence the climate, causing the temperature to drop to 18 °C (64.4 °F) or below.[38] The proximity to the forest usually avoids extremes of heat and makes the city wet.[39]

According to the National Institute of Meteorology (INMET), the highest temperature registered in the city was 39 °C (102.2 °F), in 2015 and the lowest was 12 °C (53.6 °F) in 1989.

On November 26, 2009, a case of acid rain was recorded in Manaus. Air pollution, caused in large part by the accumulation of smoke from burning, associated with the carbon dioxide[dubious ] emitted by cars, was the cause of this phenomenon. Although the incidence of acid rain is common in some Brazilian capitals where there is a great concentration of cars, in Manaus and other cities of the Amazonas the situation is aggravated by the prolonged period of drought with the smoke from forest fires.[40]

Climate data for Manaus (1991-2020)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 31.3
(88.3)
31.1
(88.0)
31.2
(88.2)
31.3
(88.3)
31.5
(88.7)
31.9
(89.4)
32.5
(90.5)
33.6
(92.5)
34.1
(93.4)
34.0
(93.2)
33.0
(91.4)
32.0
(89.6)
32.3
(90.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.6
(79.9)
26.6
(79.9)
26.6
(79.9)
26.7
(80.1)
27.0
(80.6)
27.3
(81.1)
27.5
(81.5)
28.2
(82.8)
28.6
(83.5)
28.5
(83.3)
28.0
(82.4)
27.2
(81.0)
27.4
(81.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 23.6
(74.5)
23.6
(74.5)
23.7
(74.7)
23.7
(74.7)
23.9
(75.0)
23.8
(74.8)
23.7
(74.7)
24.1
(75.4)
24.5
(76.1)
24.6
(76.3)
24.4
(75.9)
24.0
(75.2)
24.0
(75.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 305.6
(12.03)
296.8
(11.69)
320.9
(12.63)
331.0
(13.03)
233.3
(9.19)
117.2
(4.61)
67.1
(2.64)
56.1
(2.21)
79.0
(3.11)
113.9
(4.48)
188.0
(7.40)
253.5
(9.98)
2,362.4
(93)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 18.7 17.6 19 17.5 15.5 10.4 6.8 5.7 6.1 8.3 10.3 15.3 151.2
Average relative humidity (%) 84.8 85.1 85.8 85.6 84.4 80.8 77.4 74.6 74.6 76.1 79.3 83 81.0
Average dew point °C (°F) 24.6
(76.3)
24.4
(75.9)
24.6
(76.3)
24.8
(76.6)
24.8
(76.6)
24.4
(75.9)
23.2
(73.8)
24.1
(75.4)
24.4
(75.9)
24.6
(76.3)
24.7
(76.5)
24.6
(76.3)
24.4
(76.0)
Mean monthly sunshine hours 122.7 98 104.3 113.6 141.9 191 223.1 222.5 196.4 173.5 150.7 126.6 1,864.3
Mean daily daylight hours 12.3 12.2 12.1 12 12 11.9 12 12 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.3 12.1
Average ultraviolet index 12 12 12 12 12 11 10 12 12 12 12 12 12
Source 1: INMET(Temperatures[41]), (Precipitation[42]), (Humidity[43]), (Dew Point[44]), (Sun[45])
Source 2: NOAA[46] Weather atlas(Daylight-UV)[47]
Climate data for Manaus (1981–2010, extremes 1872–present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 37.0
(98.6)
37.8
(100.0)
36.2
(97.2)
35.4
(95.7)
34.7
(94.5)
34.9
(94.8)
35.7
(96.3)
37.6
(99.7)
38.3
(100.9)
38.1
(100.6)
38.2
(100.8)
37.3
(99.1)
38.3
(100.9)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 30.9
(87.6)
30.8
(87.4)
30.9
(87.6)
31.0
(87.8)
31.1
(88.0)
31.4
(88.5)
32.1
(89.8)
33.1
(91.6)
33.5
(92.3)
33.4
(92.1)
32.6
(90.7)
31.7
(89.1)
31.9
(89.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.3
(79.3)
26.3
(79.3)
26.3
(79.3)
26.4
(79.5)
26.6
(79.9)
26.7
(80.1)
27.0
(80.6)
27.6
(81.7)
28.0
(82.4)
28.0
(82.4)
27.6
(81.7)
26.9
(80.4)
27.0
(80.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 23.1
(73.6)
23.1
(73.6)
23.2
(73.8)
23.2
(73.8)
23.4
(74.1)
23.0
(73.4)
23.1
(73.6)
23.4
(74.1)
23.7
(74.7)
23.9
(75.0)
23.7
(74.7)
23.5
(74.3)
23.4
(74.1)
Record low °C (°F) 18.5
(65.3)
18.0
(64.4)
19.0
(66.2)
18.5
(65.3)
14.3
(57.7)
17.0
(62.6)
12.1
(53.8)
18.0
(64.4)
20.0
(68.0)
19.4
(66.9)
18.3
(64.9)
19.0
(66.2)
12.1
(53.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 287.0
(11.30)
295.1
(11.62)
300.0
(11.81)
319.0
(12.56)
246.9
(9.72)
118.3
(4.66)
75.4
(2.97)
64.3
(2.53)
76.3
(3.00)
104.1
(4.10)
169.2
(6.66)
245.6
(9.67)
2,301.2
(90.60)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 19 18 19 18 16 11 7 7 6 8 11 15 155
Average relative humidity (%) 86.4 86.0 86.9 86.8 85.6 83.1 80.2 78.4 77.2 78.1 80.7 84.2 82.8
Mean monthly sunshine hours 112.7 93.4 95.8 107.3 144.2 186.8 218.5 215.7 183.8 158.1 140.0 118.5 1,774.8
Source 1: Brazilian National Institute of Meteorology (INMET) (climatological normals from 1981-2010;[48] (temperature extremes: 1961-present).[49][50]
Source 2: Meteo Climat (record highs and lows)[51]

Hydrology edit

The urban area covers all or part of four river basins, all tributaries of the Rio Negro. The São Raimundo and Educandos streams are completely contained in the city. The Tarumã Açu forms the western boundary of the city in its lower reaches, and is fed by several tributaries that originate in the Ducke Reserve and run through the north and west of the city. The Puraquequara forms the east boundary of the urban area in its lower section.[52]

Demographics edit

 
São Sebastião square
 
Manaus region seen from space in 2018.

According to the IBGE in 2019, there were 2,182,763 people residing in the city, and 2,676,936 people in the Metropolitan Region of Manaus. The population density was 191.45 inhabitants per square kilometre (495.9/sq mi).

Racial composition 2022[53]
Mixed 69.6%
White 23.7%
Black 5.6%
Amerindian 0.9%
Asian 0.2%

Manaus is the seventh largest city in Brazil, after São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Salvador, Brasília, Fortaleza and Belo Horizonte.

The city's population growth is above the national average, and 10% above the average for the capital (Brasilia). Most of the population is located in the North and East regions of the city, and the New Town (northern area) the neighborhood is the most populous, with more than 260,000 residents.

According to the results of the last census, the city's population increased from 343,038 inhabitants in 1960 to 622,733 in 1970. By 1990, the population grew to 1,025,979 inhabitants, increasing its density to 90 inhabitants per square kilometre (230/sq mi).

According to a 2013 genetic study, the ancestry of the inhabitants of Manaus is 45.9% European, 37.8% Native American, and 16.3% African.[54]

Religion edit

 
St. Sebastian Church

The city has been influenced by Catholicism since the time of European colonialism, and the majority of Manauenses are Catholic—there are nevertheless dozens of different Protestant denominations in the city. Judaism, Candomblé, Islam, and spiritualism, among others, are also practised.[11] The city's Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora da Conceição is the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manaus.

The city has a very diverse presence of Protestant or Reformed faiths, such as the Presbyterian Church, Calvary Chapel, For Christ International Church of Grace of God, Pentecostal Church of God in Brazil, Methodist Church, the Anglican Episcopal Church, the Baptist Church, an Assembly of God Church, the Seventh-day Adventist Church, the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God, and the Jehovah's Witnesses among others. These churches are experiencing considerable growth, mainly in the outskirts of the city. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints also has a large presence, with a LDS temple having been built in the city, the sixth in Brazil.[55]

Districts and regions edit

Metropolitan region edit

The Metropolitan Region of Manaus (RMM) is a metropolitan area that comprises eight cities of the Amazonas state, but without conurbation.

Regions edit

Manaus is divided into seven regions: North, Southern, Central-South, East, West, Mid-West, and Rural area. The eastern region of the city is the most populated, with approximately 600,000 inhabitants (2007).[56] The northern region of the city has had the highest rate of population growth in recent years, and has the largest neighborhood of the city, the Nova Cidade neighborhood. The Center-South region has the highest per capita income.[57] The Eastern Zone is known for having a large number of hills.

Neighborhoods edit

The first neighborhood (bairro) established in Manaus was Educandos. From there, other areas of the city began to be occupied since the arrival of migrants from other regions of Brazil.

Manaus has the largest neighborhood in Latin America, the neighborhood of Cidade Nova, which has 264,449 inhabitants, but it is estimated that the population exceeds 300,000 inhabitants. Cidade Nova is larger than all the cities inside the Amazonas state.[58] With the permanence and the strengthening of Free Economic Zone of Manaus, the city began to receive investments and constant migration of people from many parts of the state and northern Brazil.

The wealthiest neighborhood in Manaus is Adrianópolis, located in the Central-South Area of the city. Downtown Manaus is located in the Southern area of the city, next to Rio Negro River. After years of development, the historical center has been neglected by the authorities and it has become an area mostly for commerce and poor housing. There is a plan to restore the city centre to its former glory by removing beggars and irregular sellers from sidewalks and by doing that provide more safety for tourists and locals who are trying to walk in the historical areas of the city. All these plans were prompted by the 2014 World Cup.

Economy edit

 
Mario Ypiranga Avenue

Manaus is the sixth-largest economy in Brazil. According to IBGE in 2014, its GDP was R$67,5 billion.[59] The per capita income for the city was R$33,446.[60] Although the main industry of Manaus through much of the 20th century was rubber, its importance has declined. Given its location, fish, wild fruits like Açaí and Cupuaçu, and Brazil nuts initiate important trades, as do petroleum refining, soap manufacturing, and chemical industries. Over the last decades, a system of federal investments and tax incentives has turned the surrounding region into a major industrial center (the Free Economic Zone of Manaus).

The mobile phone companies LG, Nokia, Samsung, Siemens, Sagem, Gradiente, and BenQ-Siemens operate mobile phone manufacturing plants in Manaus.[61][62] Plastic lens manufacturer Essilor also has a plant here. The Brazilian sport utility vehicle manufacturer Amazon Veiculos is headquartered in Manaus.[63] Two airlines, MAP Linhas Aéreas and Manaus Aerotáxi, have headquarters on the grounds of Eduardo Gomes International Airport in Manaus.[64][65]

Free Trade Zone edit

The initial idea of a Free Trade Port in Manaus came from Deputy Francisco Pereira da Silva and was subsequently formalized by Law No. 3.173 on June 6, 1957. The project was approved by the National Congress on October 23, 1951, under No. 1.310 and regulated by Decree No. 47.757 on February 2, 1960. It was then amended by rapporteur Maurício Jopper, an engineer, who by agreement with the original author, justified the creation of a Free Trade Zone instead of a Free Trade Port.

For the first ten years, the ZFM (Manaus Free Trade Zone) was located in a warehouse rented from Manaus Harbour, in the Port of Manaus, and relied on federal funds. It was perhaps due to this lack of its own resources that there was little credibility in the project. On February 28, 1967, President Castelo Branco signed Decree-Law No. 288, which redefined the Manaus Free Trade Zone in more concrete terms. The new Decree-Law stipulated that the Manaus Free Trade Zone would have a radius of 10 km (6.2 mi) with an industrial center as well as an agricultural center and that these would be given the economic means to allow for regional development in order to lift the Amazon out of the economic isolation that it had fallen into at that time.

On August 28, 1967, the Manaus Free Trade Zone Authority, SUBFRAME, was created. SUBFRAME is an independent body with its own legal status and assets and has financial and administrative autonomy. Tax incentives and the subsequent complementary legislation created comparative advantages in the region with respect to other parts of the country and as a result the Manaus Free Trade Zone attracted new investment to the area. These incentives constituted tax exemptions administered federally by SUBFRAME and SUDAM.

Government and politics edit

There is a prison, Anisio Jobim Penitentiary Complex.[66]

Education, science and technology edit

 
National Institute of Amazonian Research
 
Amazon Biotechnology Center

Manaus has research centers, technology and public and private universities.

  • Federal University of AmazonasUniversidade Federal do Amazonas;
  • University of the State of AmazonasUniversidade do Estado do Amazonas;
  • National Institute of Amazonian ResearchInstituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia;
  • Sidia Institute of Science and Technology—Sidia Instituto de Ciência e Tecnologia;
  • Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology—Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Amazonas;
  • Centro Universitário do Norte—UNINORTE;
  • Lutheran University of Brazil—Universidade Luterana do Brasil;
  • Centro de Educação Integrada Martha Falcão;
  • Unilasalle—Faculdade La Salle;
  • Universidade Nilton Lins;
  • Centro Universitário de Educação Superior do Amazonas—CIESA;
  • Escola Superior Batista do Amazonas;
  • Faculdade Boas Novas;
  • Faculdade Metropolitana de Manaus;
  • Universidade Paulista.

Transportation edit

Airports edit

 
Manaus International Airport

Eduardo Gomes International Airport is the airport serving Manaus. The airport has two passenger terminals, one for scheduled flights and the other for regional aviation. It also has three cargo terminals.

Eduardo Gomes International Airport is Brazil's third largest in freight movement,[67] handling the import and export demand from the Manaus Industrial Complex. For this reason, Infraero invested in the construction of the third cargo terminal, opened on December 14, 2004. TAM Airlines also inaugurated its own cargo terminal near the airport in 2008, which claims to be the largest cargo terminal in Brazil. The country's major dedicated freight route is between Manaus and Viracopos International Airport, which is operated by wide-body jets. Other freight routes include North America and Europe.

The passenger terminal had been fully refurbished and expanded in time for the 2014 FIFA Football World Cup, which held 4 games in Manaus. The airport currently operates daily international flights to Miami and Orlando, United States, by American Airlines and LATAM Airlines Brasil; to the city of Panama, by Copa Airlines; and to Barcelona, Venezuela, by Avior Airlines. The airport has direct flights to all major airports in Brazil, operated by the three major carriers: Gol Transportes Aéreos, TAM Airlines, and Azul Brazilian Airlines. The airport's IATA code is MAO.

Manaus Air Force Base - ALA8, one of the most important bases of the Brazilian Air Force, is located in Manaus at the former Ponta Pelada Airport.

Apart from the Eduardo Gomes International Airport and Ponta Pelada Airport, Manaus still has an operational airstrip used by small propeller aircraft and helicopters about 6 kilometres (4 miles) north of the city centre, simply known as the "Aeroclube" ("airclub"). On Sundays, it is used for parachuting and where flying classes can be hired. Due to the fact that it is surrounded by residential areas, and has a recent history of crashes, it is under constant pressure to be moved.

Highways edit

 
Gilberto Mestrinho road complex
 
Rio Negro Bridge

There are two federal highways that intersect Manaus. There is a paved road heading North (BR-174) connecting Manaus to Boa Vista, the capital of the State of Roraima and to Venezuela. Strictly speaking, Manaus is connected by road to the rest of Brazil, as it is possible to drive continuously from Manaus into Venezuela, and then reenter Brazil through the BR-364 in Acre and its capital, Rio Branco, therefore passing through the countries of Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. As such a route is impractical for most motorists, the vast majority of transportation to and from Manaus is by boat or plane, except for journeys to Roraima. The Independent noted that "there are still no roads to Manaus" from the rest of the country.[68]

The BR-319 heads South connecting Manaus to Porto Velho, the state capital of Rondônia. However, access to this highway requires a ferry crossing to Careiro, across the Rio Negro and Amazon River, which takes about 40 minutes, and then is only paved for about another 100 kilometers (60 mi) to Castanho. After that, the highway is not paved, and cannot be used. Various governments have promised to recover this land-link with the rest of the country, but environmental issues, high costs and complicated logistics have impeded any progress so far.

The two major state highways are the AM-010 and the AM-070. The AM-010 heads east, to Itacoatiara, Amazonas at the banks of the Amazon River, which is the third largest city of the state. The AM-070 heads south, starting on the other side of the new Rio Negro Bridge at Manaus, and reaching Manacapuru, which lies at the banks of the Solimoes River, also known as the upper River Amazon, and which is the fourth largest city of the state. Both roads are paved and operate all year round.

Port edit

 
Port of Manaus

Ships dock at the main port in Manaus directly downtown on the banks of the Negro River. The terraced city is home to a network of bridged channels that divide it into several compartments. Several mobile phone companies have manufacturing plants in the port area, and other major electronics manufacturers also have plants there. Major exports going through the port include Brazil nuts, chemicals, petroleum, electrical equipment, and forest products.[citation needed]

Taxis edit

Regular Manaus taxis are white and can be stopped anywhere. They are organized into separate cooperatives, each with their own contact phone numbers. All taxis are metered, which does not necessarily mean the meter will be used.

The 'special' taxi cars are typically black and of a higher quality than the white taxis, and will charge a fixed rate for all journeys or daily hire. Most can only be booked locally; however, the reputable Brazil Airport Transfers[69] has recently started providing airport transfer and general transportation services in Manaus.

Bus edit

The bus system in Manaus is quite extensive and there are buses and vans that go to most destinations, including the popular tourist destinations. There is a very simple bus website that permits the planning of routes.

 
Panorama of the Rio Negro Bridge, which connects the cities of Manaus and Iranduba. It is the longest cable-stayed bridge in Brazil, being 3,595 meters (11,794 ft) in length.

Events and holidays edit

 
A float at Manaus Carnival, 2016.

The annual calendar of festivals in Manaus starts in late February / early March. The Manaus carnival (carnaval) celebrations are a good start to upcoming events and include traditional processions and samba dancing at the Sambódromo in the Centro de Convenções (Convention Centre). May is a popular time to pay a visit to Manaus, since the city hosts both the Ponta Negra Music and the Amazonas de Opera festivals during this month. Staged at the Teatro Amazonas, the Opera Festival lasts around three weeks and usually runs into early June. The Floclorico do Amazonas (Amazonas Folklore Festival) is in June, and this has grown to become a major event, involving a huge array of folk dancing and music, culminating in the Procissao Fluvial de São Pedro (St. Peter River Procession), when hundreds of riverboats sail along the Rio Negro, honouring the patron saint of fishermen.

October 24 was the day in 1848 that Manaus legally became a city. This anniversary is always cause for a party, culminating in fireworks at the end of the day. In November is the week-long Amazonas Film Festival, with films and documentaries often emphasising ecology, ethnology and human relationships.[70]

  • February—Amazonas Carnival—samba schools parade at the "sambódromo" in the Convention Center
  • May—Ponta Negra's Music Festival
  • May—Amazonas Opera Festival
  • June—Amazonas Folklore Festival
  • June 29—São Pedro Fluvial Procession
  • July—Amazonas Jazz Festival
  • September 5—Elevation of Amazonas to the category of Brazilian Province
  • October 24—Anniversary of Manaus
  • December 31—Ponta Negra's New Year's Eve Party

Sights and attractions edit

 
Amazon Theatre, in Manaus. More than 120 years old, it represents the city's heyday during the rubber boom.[71]
 

Because of Manaus' location within the Amazon rainforest, it attracts a substantial number of Brazilian and foreign tourists, who come to see wildlife on land and in the rivers. It is also home to one of the most endangered primates in Brazil, the pied tamarin.

Tour boats leave Manaus to see the Meeting of the Waters, where the black waters of the Negro River meet the brown waters of the Solimoes River, flowing side by side without mixing for about 9 km (6 mi). Visitors can also explore river banks and "igarapes", swim and canoe in placid lakes, simply walk in the lush forest or stay at hotels in the jungle.

About 18 km (11 mi) from downtown is Ponta Negra beach, a neighbourhood that has a beachfront and popular nightlife area.[72] A luxurious hotel is located at the west end of Ponta Negra; its zoo and orchid greenhouse as well as preserved woods and beach are open for public visits.

The Mercado Adolpho Lisboa, founded in 1882, is the city's oldest marketplace, trading in fruit, vegetables, and especially fish. It is a copy of the Les Halles market of Paris.[73] Other interesting historical sites include the customs building, of mixed styles and medieval inspiration; the Rio Negro Palace cultural center; and the Justice Palace, right next to the Amazonas Opera House.

Manaus has also many large parks with native forest preservation areas, such as the Bosque da Ciência and Parque do Mindú. The largest urban forest in the world is located within the Federal University of Amazonas, which was founded on January 17, 1909, and is the oldest federal university in Brazil.

Manaus also has several Malls such as Manauara Shopping, Amazonas Shopping Center, Millennium Shopping, Shopping Ponta Negra, Studio 5 Festival Mall, Shopping Cidade Nova, Manaus Plaza Shopping, Shopping Sao José, and other small Shopping Areas. Most of these malls include large food courts and movie theaters.

Culture edit

The city's cultural calendar throughout the year includes the Opera, Theater, Jazz, and Cinema festivals, as well as Boi Manaus (usually held around Manaus' anniversary on the 24th of October), which is a great celebration of Northern Brazilian culture through Boi-Bumbá music.

Amazonas Opera House edit

The Amazonas Opera House, inaugurated in 1896, has 700 seats and was constructed with bricks brought from Europe, French glass, and Italian marble. Several important opera and theater companies, as well as international orchestras, have already performed there. The theater is home to the Amazonas Philharmonic orchestra which regularly rehearses and performs there along with choirs, jazz bands, dance performances, and more.[74]

Parks edit

 
Lagoa do Japiim Park

Ponta Negra Cultural, Sport, and Leisure Park

Ponta Negra beach, located 13 km (8.1 mi) from downtown Manaus, is one of the city's most important tourist attractions. It also has an amphitheater with a capacity of 15.000 people.

 
Lua Beach.

Adolpho Ducke Botanical Garden

The Adolpho Ducke Botanical Garden, inside a 100 square kilometres (39 sq mi) ecological reserve, holds a huge number of plant and animal species.[75]

Mindu Municipal Park

 
Cruise ship on the Negro River on the way to the city of Manaus.

It is located in an urban area, in the November 10 Park district. It was created in 1992 to be an area of ecological interest. It covers an area of 330,000 m2 (3,552,090 sq ft) of forest remaining from the Township, and is used for scientific, educational, cultural and tourist activities. It is one of the last habitats for the pied tamarin, a species of monkey that only inhabits the Manaus region and is considered to be at high risk of extinction. It is possible to walk through four distinct ecosystems in the park: land covered by secondary growth, firm ground brush, sandbanks and degraded areas that were illegally cleared in 1989. It also has an amphitheater for 600 people, gardens planted with medicinal and aromatic herbs, an orchid nursery, aerial trails, and signs aiming to develop environmental education programs.[76]

Public swimming areas edit

The Tarumã, Tarumãzinho, and Cachoeira das Almas bayous (branches of rivers), located near the city, are leisure spots for the population on weekends. Manaus has several public swimming areas that are being remodeled and urbanized lately. There are also many private clubs that can be visited.

Meeting of Waters edit

 
The natural phenomenon of the confluence of the Rio Negro's water and the Solimões River's water

The Meeting of Waters (Portuguese: Encontro das Àguas) is a natural phenomenon caused by the confluence of the Rio Negro's dark water and the Solimões River's muddy brown water that come together to form the Amazonas River. For 6 km (3.7 mi) or more, both rivers' waters run side by side without mixing. The reason for this is not clear, although it is likely that the main factors are differences in the speed of the current, the volumes of water and the different densities of the two rivers. It is not thought that other differences between the two rivers (temperature and acidity) affect the mixing process significantly.[77] The Negro River flows approximately 2 km/h (1.2 mph) at 28 °C (82 °F), while the Solimões River flows 4 to 6 km/h (2.5 to 3.7 mph) at 22 °C (72 °F).[78]

CIGS Zoo edit

The zoo is open to the public. It is managed by the Brazilian Army and has approximately 300 species of animals from the Amazon fauna.[79]

Beaches and waterfalls edit

For outings to beaches and parks situated near the city, it is often necessary to use boats. The beaches are formed right after the river water level starts dropping, which lasts from August to November. Starting in December, as the river rises, the waters invade the sand and the woods on the banks. The Paricatuba Waterfall, located on the right bank of the Negro River, along a small tributary, is formed by sedimentary rocks, surrounded by abundant vegetation. Access is by boat. The best time to visit is from August to February. Love Cascade located in the Guedes bayou, with cold and crystal clear water, is accessible only by boat and, then, hiking through the forest.

Tupé Beach is approximately 34 km (21 mi) from Manaus. This beach is well frequented by bathers on holidays and weekends. It is accessible only by boat. Moon Beach is located on the left bank of the Negro River, 23 km (14 mi) from Manaus. It is accessed only by boat. The beach is shaped like a crescent moon and is surrounded by rare vegetation. Lion Waterfall is located on km 34 of the AM-010 highway (Manaus-Itacoatiara).

 
Ponta Negra Beach in 2014.

Sports edit

 
Arena Amazônia
 
Internal view of arena

Football edit

The most successful club in Manaus is Nacional Futebol Clube, founded on 13 January 1913. Formerly a participant of the highest division several times between 1970 and 1990, Nacional are 40-time state champions, which makes them the highest-ranked Amazonian football club in the CBF ranking, the national state championships record holder, and the state record holder for the most championship titles.

The city has quite a few other clubs with distinguished histories such as Atlético Rio Negro Clube, also founded in 1913, but in November, who have won the state championship 17 times. National Fast Club, founded after a split from Nacional Clube, have won six state championships, in addition to being Northern Region champions and Northeastern Championship runners-up in 1970. São Raimundo EC, founded on November 18, 1918. They have won the state championship six times and the North Cup 3 times. Sul América Esporte Clube, founded on 1 of May, 1932. They have won the state championship twice in 1992 and 1993. Finally, Atlético Clipper Clube who have twice finished as runners-up in the state championship in 1996 and 2002.

Manaus Futebol Clube, founded in 2013, competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C.

2014 FIFA World Cup edit

Manaus was chosen in 2009 to be a host city for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, after a competition to represent the North Region of Brazil with neighboring Pará state capital, Belém.

Manaus was restructured in order to host such a big event. A new airport was built, streets throughout the city were repaved and new and improved sidewalks were built. The communications infrastructure of the city was improved with 4G networks installed by the biggest mobile phone carriers in Brazil.

The Vivaldão, previously the largest stadium in Manaus, was inaugurated in 1970 by the Brazilian national team in their last game in the country before they headed to their victorious 1970 World Cup in Mexico. It was demolished to be replaced by the 44,000 seater Arena Amazônia for the 2014 World Cup.[80]

The first 2014 World Cup match held in Manaus was England vs Italy on June 14. The second match was Cameroon vs Croatia on June 18, to be followed by USA vs Portugal on June 22. The last was Honduras vs Switzerland on June 25. Manaus, known for its intense heat and humidity, was the site of the World Cup's first-ever official water break on June 22 in the match between Portugal and the United States.

Brazilian jiu-jitsu edit

Manaus is the origin of several world-champion Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belts, mixed martial artists and submission grapplers. Champions such as Fredson Paixão, Wallid Ismail, Saulo Ribeiro, Cristiane De Souza, Alexandre Ribeiro, Ronaldo Souza, Diogo Reis, Micael Galvão, Fabricio Andrey, and Bibiano Fernandes hail from Manaus. Brazilian jiu-jitsu is a major component of MMA (mixed martial arts). José Aldo (born September 9, 1986) is a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and a notable UFC fighter. Aldo defeated Mike Brown at WEC 44 to win the title and has since successfully defended his WEC title against Urijah Faber & Manvel Gamburyan. He later became the UFC Featherweight champion, with title defenses against such notable fighters as Mark Hominick and Kenny Florian.

International relations edit

Twin towns – sister cities edit

Manaus is twinned with:

Notable people edit

See also edit

Explanatory notes edit

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External links edit

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Manaos redirects here For other uses see Manaos disambiguation Manaus Portuguese mɐˈnaws ma is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Amazonas It is the seventh largest city in Brazil with an estimated 2020 population of 2 219 580 distributed over a land area of about 11 401 km2 4 402 sq mi Located at the east centre of the state the city is the centre of the Manaus metropolitan area and the largest metropolitan area in the North Region of Brazil by urban landmass It is situated near the confluence of the Negro and Amazon rivers It is one of the two cities in the Amazon Rainforest with a population of over 1 million people alongside Belem ManausMetropolisMunicipio de ManausMunicipality of ManausSkyline with the Arena da AmazoniaAmazon TheatrePort of ManausChurch of Saint SebastianRio Negro BridgeMunicipal Clock TowerAdrianopolisPonta NegraFlagSealNickname s A Paris dos Tropicos The Paris of the Tropics Mae dos Deuses Mother of the Gods Motto A metropole da Amazonia The metropolis of the Amazon Location in the state of AmazonasManausLocation in BrazilCoordinates 3 7 8 S 60 1 18 W 3 11889 S 60 02167 W 3 11889 60 02167Country BrazilRegionNorthStateAmazonasFoundedOctober 24 1669Government MayorDavid Almeida Avante Area Metropolis11 401 092 km2 4 401 97 sq mi Urban427 km2 165 sq mi Elevation92 m 302 ft Population 2020 1 Metropolis2 219 580 7th Density191 45 km2 450 29 sq mi Metro2 676 936 11th Demonym s Manauara ManauenseGDP PPP constant 2015 values Year2023 Total Metro 37 4 billion 2 Per capita 16 400Time zoneUTC 4 AMT Postal code69000 001 to 69099 999 and 69400 000 to 69899 999Area code 55 92 HDI 2010 0 737 high 3 Websitewww wbr manaus wbr am wbr gov wbr brThe city was founded in 1669 as the Fort of Sao Jose do Rio Negro It was elevated to a town in 1832 with the name of Manaus an altered spelling of the indigenous Manaos peoples and legally transformed into a city on October 24 1848 with the name of Cidade da Barra do Rio Negro Portuguese for The City of the Margins of the Black River On September 4 1856 it returned to its original name 4 Manaus is located in the center of the Amazon rainforest and home to the National Institute of Amazonian Research being the most important center for scientific studies in the Amazon region and for international sustainability issues 5 It was known at the beginning of the century as Heart of the Amazon and City of the Forest 6 Currently its main economic engine is the Industrial Park of Manaus a Free Economic Zone 7 The city has a free port and an international airport Its manufactures include electronics chemical products and soap there are distilling and ship construction industries Manaus also exports Brazil nuts rubber jute and rosewood oil It has a cathedral opera house zoological and botanical gardens an eco park and regional and native peoples museums 8 The Solimoes and Negro rivers meet just east of Manaus and join to form the Amazon River using the Brazilian definition of the river elsewhere Solimoes is considered the upper part of the Amazon 9 Rubber made it the richest city in South America during the late 1800s Rubber also helped Manaus earn its nickname the Paris of the Tropics Many wealthy European families settled in Manaus and brought their love for sophisticated European art architecture and culture with them Manaus was one of the twelve Brazilian host cities of the 2014 World Cup as well as one of the five subsections of the 2016 Summer Olympics Contents 1 Etymology 2 History 2 1 Early settlement of Manaus 2 2 Cabanagem 2 3 Rubber boom 2 4 Free zone 2 5 Recent events 3 Geography 3 1 Vegetation 3 2 Green areas 3 3 Climate 4 Hydrology 5 Demographics 5 1 Religion 6 Districts and regions 6 1 Metropolitan region 6 2 Regions 6 3 Neighborhoods 7 Economy 7 1 Free Trade Zone 8 Government and politics 9 Education science and technology 10 Transportation 10 1 Airports 10 2 Highways 10 3 Port 10 4 Taxis 10 5 Bus 11 Events and holidays 12 Sights and attractions 12 1 Culture 12 2 Amazonas Opera House 12 3 Parks 12 4 Public swimming areas 12 5 Meeting of Waters 12 6 CIGS Zoo 12 7 Beaches and waterfalls 13 Sports 13 1 Football 13 1 1 2014 FIFA World Cup 13 2 Brazilian jiu jitsu 14 International relations 14 1 Twin towns sister cities 15 Notable people 16 See also 17 Explanatory notes 18 References 18 1 Citations 18 2 General bibliography 19 External linksEtymology editThe name Manaus comes from the native people called Manaos which means Mother of the Gods 10 History editSee also History of Manaus nbsp Bust of Francisco de Orellana the Spaniard who sailed the Amazon River in 1542 nbsp Prospectus of the Rio Negro Fortress founded in 1669 Early settlement of Manaus edit The history of the European colonization of Manaus began in 1499 with the Spanish arrival at the mouth of the Amazon River The Spanish then continued to colonize the region north of Brazil Development continued in 1668 1669 with the building of the Fort of Sao Jose da Barra do Rio Negro by the Portuguese in order to ensure its predominance in the region especially against the Dutch at that time headquartered in what is today Suriname The fort was constructed in rock and clay with four cannons guarding the curtains 11 It continued to function for more than 100 years Next to the fort there were many indigenous mestizos who helped in its construction and began to live in the vicinity 11 The population grew so much that in 1695 the missionaries Carmelite Jesuit Franciscan built a nearby chapel dedicated to Nossa Senhora da Conceicao Our Lady of the Conception who in time became the patron saint of the city 12 A Royal Charter of March 3 1755 created the captaincy of Sao Jose do Rio Negro with capital in Mariua now Barcelos but with the governor Lobo D Almada fearing a Spanish invasion the seat went back to Lugar de Barra in 1791 Being located at the confluence of the Rio Negro and Amazon Rivers it was a strategic point On November 13 1832 Lugar da Barra was elevated to town status and named Manaus On October 24 1848 under Law 145 of the Provincial Assembly of Para it was renamed the City of Barra do Rio Negro On September 4 1856 the governor Herculano Ferreira Pena finally gave it the name Manaus 13 Cabanagem edit nbsp Metropolitan Cathedral c 1890 nbsp Eduardo Ribeiro Avenue c 1901 nbsp Amazon Theatre 1906 nbsp Public Market 1906 The Cabanagem was the revolt in which blacks Native Americans and mestizos fought against the white political elite and took power in 1835 The Cabanagem reduced the population of the then state of Grao Para from about 100 000 to 60 000 14 The involvement of rebels from the Upper Amazon Manaus today in what was originally a movement based in Belem was crucial for the birth of the current state of the Amazon During the brief period of revolution the Cabanos of the Upper Amazon bands of rebels roamed throughout the region occupying Manaus twice and in most settlements their arrival was greeted by the non white population spontaneously joining their ranks leading to a greater number of adherents to the movement With that there was an integration of people in the region thus forming the state 15 Rubber boom edit Manaus was at the center of the Amazon region s rubber boom during the late 19th century For a time it was one of the gaudiest cities of the world 16 Historian Robin Furneaux wrote of this period No extravagance however absurd deterred the rubber barons If one rubber baron bought a vast yacht another would install a tame lion in his villa and a third would water his horse on champagne 17 The city built a grand opera house with vast domes and gilded balconies and using marble glass and crystal from around Europe The opera house cost ten million public funded dollars In one season half the members of one visiting opera troupe died of yellow fever 18 The opera house called the Teatro Amazonas was effectively closed for most of the 20th Century However it was used in scenes of the Werner Herzog film Fitzcarraldo 1982 After a gap of almost 90 years it reopened to produce live opera in 1997 and is now attracting performers from all over the world 19 When the seeds of the rubber tree were smuggled out of the Amazon region to be cultivated on plantations in Southeast Asia Note 1 Brazil and Peru lost their monopoly on the product The rubber boom ended abruptly many people left its major cities and Manaus fell into poverty The rubber boom had made possible electrification of the city before it was installed in many European cities but the end of the rubber boom made the generators too expensive to run The city was not able to generate electricity again for years 19 Free zone edit In the 1960s during the establishment of the military dictatorship in Brazil the newly installed government concerned about the demographic gap in Brazil began to introduce numerous projects in the interior of the country especially in the Amazon region with the introduction of the Manaus free trade zone in 1967 20 and with the opening of new roads within the region the city had a wide period of investments in financial and economic capital both national and international attracted by the tax incentives granted by the free zone in this period Manaus had enormous demographic growth becoming one of the most populous cities in Brazil 21 Recent events edit Manaus was one of the host cities of the 2014 FIFA World Cup and one of the seats of some Olympic football games 22 It was the only host city in the Amazon rainforest and the most geographically isolated being further north and west than any of the other host cities A massive prison riot occurred in January 2017 having begun in Manaus and later spreading to two additional cities in Brazil 23 thus unleashing security problems within the country 24 25 During the COVID 19 pandemic in Brazil an estimated 76 of the population of Manaus was infected with coronavirus 26 and the possibility of herd immunity was discussed 27 28 However a second outbreak infected people in Manaus this time with the Lineage B 1 1 248 variant starting in early January 2021 29 30 Geography edit nbsp Aerial view of the Amazon Rainforest near ManausThe largest city in northern Brazil Manaus occupies an area of 11 401 square kilometres 4 402 sq mi with a density of 158 06 inhabitants per square kilometre 409 4 sq mi It is the neighboring city of Presidente Figueiredo Careiro Iranduba Rio Preto da Eva Itacoatiara and Novo Airao Vegetation edit Manaus is located in the middle of the Amazon Rainforest The Amazon represents over half of the planet s remaining rainforests and comprises the largest and most species rich tract of tropical rainforest in the world Wet tropical forests are the most species rich biome and tropical forests in the Americas are consistently more species rich than the wet forests in Africa and Asia 31 As the largest tract of tropical rainforest in the Americas the Amazonian rainforests have unparalleled biodiversity More than one third of all species in the world live in the Amazon rainforest 32 Green areas edit nbsp Anavilhanas National Park nbsp Anavilhas National Park ground view Despite being located in the Amazon Manaus is densely developed and has few green areas in the city The largest green areas are Mindu Park located in the center south of the city the district Park 10 The Park of Mindu established in 1989 is one of the largest and most visited parks in the city Bilhares Park established in 2005 located in the south central region of Manaus in the neighborhood of Planalto pt plateau Area of the green hill of Aleixo created in the 1980s located in the east of the city and is one of the largest urban green areas Sumauma State Park a state park located in the north of Manaus in the New Town district It is the smallest state park of the Brazilian Amazon Basin Castanheiras Pied Tamarin Wildlife Refuge a 95 hectares 230 acres refuge created in 1982 to protect a population of endangered pied tamarins Adolfo Ducke Forest Reserve a biological reserve established in 1963 and covers an area of 100 square kilometres 10 000 hectares 39 square miles The Reserve is managed by INPA Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia National Institute for Amazon Research Part of the Anavilhanas National Park a 350 018 hectares 864 910 acres conservation unit that was originally an ecological station created in 1981 33 About 75 of the Rio Negro Left Bank Environmental Protection Area a 611 008 hectares 1 509 830 acres sustainable use conservation area created in 1995 34 The 11 930 hectares 29 500 acres Tupe Sustainable Development Reserve created in 2005 about 25 kilometres 16 mi west of the city 35 The 86 601 hectares 214 000 acres Rio Negro State Park South Section created in 1995 about 40 kilometres 25 mi by boat to the northwest of the city 36 Climate edit Manaus has a humid tropical rainforest climate Af according to the Koppen climate classification system just wet enough in its driest month to not be a tropical monsoon climate with the average annual compensated temperature of 27 6 C 81 7 F and high air humidity with a rainfall index around 2 300 mm 90 6 in annually The seasons are relatively well defined with respect to rain July to September is relatively dry and December to May is very rainy Thunderstorms are frequent every day in the summer but they can occur at any time of the year There have been occasional occurrences of hail in the city 37 Due to the city s proximity to the equator the heat is constant in the local climate There are no cold days in winter and rarely very intense polar air masses in the South Central part of Brazil and in the southwest of the Amazon have some effect on the city as occurred in August 1955 But although they are rare they influence the climate causing the temperature to drop to 18 C 64 4 F or below 38 The proximity to the forest usually avoids extremes of heat and makes the city wet 39 According to the National Institute of Meteorology INMET the highest temperature registered in the city was 39 C 102 2 F in 2015 and the lowest was 12 C 53 6 F in 1989 On November 26 2009 a case of acid rain was recorded in Manaus Air pollution caused in large part by the accumulation of smoke from burning associated with the carbon dioxide dubious discuss emitted by cars was the cause of this phenomenon Although the incidence of acid rain is common in some Brazilian capitals where there is a great concentration of cars in Manaus and other cities of the Amazonas the situation is aggravated by the prolonged period of drought with the smoke from forest fires 40 Climate data for Manaus 1991 2020 Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec YearMean daily maximum C F 31 3 88 3 31 1 88 0 31 2 88 2 31 3 88 3 31 5 88 7 31 9 89 4 32 5 90 5 33 6 92 5 34 1 93 4 34 0 93 2 33 0 91 4 32 0 89 6 32 3 90 1 Daily mean C F 26 6 79 9 26 6 79 9 26 6 79 9 26 7 80 1 27 0 80 6 27 3 81 1 27 5 81 5 28 2 82 8 28 6 83 5 28 5 83 3 28 0 82 4 27 2 81 0 27 4 81 3 Mean daily minimum C F 23 6 74 5 23 6 74 5 23 7 74 7 23 7 74 7 23 9 75 0 23 8 74 8 23 7 74 7 24 1 75 4 24 5 76 1 24 6 76 3 24 4 75 9 24 0 75 2 24 0 75 1 Average precipitation mm inches 305 6 12 03 296 8 11 69 320 9 12 63 331 0 13 03 233 3 9 19 117 2 4 61 67 1 2 64 56 1 2 21 79 0 3 11 113 9 4 48 188 0 7 40 253 5 9 98 2 362 4 93 Average precipitation days 1 mm 18 7 17 6 19 17 5 15 5 10 4 6 8 5 7 6 1 8 3 10 3 15 3 151 2Average relative humidity 84 8 85 1 85 8 85 6 84 4 80 8 77 4 74 6 74 6 76 1 79 3 83 81 0Average dew point C F 24 6 76 3 24 4 75 9 24 6 76 3 24 8 76 6 24 8 76 6 24 4 75 9 23 2 73 8 24 1 75 4 24 4 75 9 24 6 76 3 24 7 76 5 24 6 76 3 24 4 76 0 Mean monthly sunshine hours 122 7 98 104 3 113 6 141 9 191 223 1 222 5 196 4 173 5 150 7 126 6 1 864 3Mean daily daylight hours 12 3 12 2 12 1 12 12 11 9 12 12 12 1 12 2 12 3 12 3 12 1Average ultraviolet index 12 12 12 12 12 11 10 12 12 12 12 12 12Source 1 INMET Temperatures 41 Precipitation 42 Humidity 43 Dew Point 44 Sun 45 Source 2 NOAA 46 Weather atlas Daylight UV 47 Climate data for Manaus 1981 2010 extremes 1872 present Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec YearRecord high C F 37 0 98 6 37 8 100 0 36 2 97 2 35 4 95 7 34 7 94 5 34 9 94 8 35 7 96 3 37 6 99 7 38 3 100 9 38 1 100 6 38 2 100 8 37 3 99 1 38 3 100 9 Mean daily maximum C F 30 9 87 6 30 8 87 4 30 9 87 6 31 0 87 8 31 1 88 0 31 4 88 5 32 1 89 8 33 1 91 6 33 5 92 3 33 4 92 1 32 6 90 7 31 7 89 1 31 9 89 4 Daily mean C F 26 3 79 3 26 3 79 3 26 3 79 3 26 4 79 5 26 6 79 9 26 7 80 1 27 0 80 6 27 6 81 7 28 0 82 4 28 0 82 4 27 6 81 7 26 9 80 4 27 0 80 6 Mean daily minimum C F 23 1 73 6 23 1 73 6 23 2 73 8 23 2 73 8 23 4 74 1 23 0 73 4 23 1 73 6 23 4 74 1 23 7 74 7 23 9 75 0 23 7 74 7 23 5 74 3 23 4 74 1 Record low C F 18 5 65 3 18 0 64 4 19 0 66 2 18 5 65 3 14 3 57 7 17 0 62 6 12 1 53 8 18 0 64 4 20 0 68 0 19 4 66 9 18 3 64 9 19 0 66 2 12 1 53 8 Average precipitation mm inches 287 0 11 30 295 1 11 62 300 0 11 81 319 0 12 56 246 9 9 72 118 3 4 66 75 4 2 97 64 3 2 53 76 3 3 00 104 1 4 10 169 2 6 66 245 6 9 67 2 301 2 90 60 Average precipitation days 1 0 mm 19 18 19 18 16 11 7 7 6 8 11 15 155Average relative humidity 86 4 86 0 86 9 86 8 85 6 83 1 80 2 78 4 77 2 78 1 80 7 84 2 82 8Mean monthly sunshine hours 112 7 93 4 95 8 107 3 144 2 186 8 218 5 215 7 183 8 158 1 140 0 118 5 1 774 8Source 1 Brazilian National Institute of Meteorology INMET climatological normals from 1981 2010 48 temperature extremes 1961 present 49 50 Source 2 Meteo Climat record highs and lows 51 Hydrology editThe urban area covers all or part of four river basins all tributaries of the Rio Negro The Sao Raimundo and Educandos streams are completely contained in the city The Taruma Acu forms the western boundary of the city in its lower reaches and is fed by several tributaries that originate in the Ducke Reserve and run through the north and west of the city The Puraquequara forms the east boundary of the urban area in its lower section 52 Demographics editSee also Brazilians Demographics of Brazil and Immigration to Brazil nbsp Sao Sebastiao square nbsp Manaus region seen from space in 2018 According to the IBGE in 2019 there were 2 182 763 people residing in the city and 2 676 936 people in the Metropolitan Region of Manaus The population density was 191 45 inhabitants per square kilometre 495 9 sq mi Racial composition 2022 53 Mixed 69 6 White 23 7 Black 5 6 Amerindian 0 9 Asian 0 2 Total population 2 145 444 inhabitants 87 urban 13 rural 52 07 women and 47 93 men Population density 158 06 inhabitants per square kilometre 409 4 sq mi Manaus is the seventh largest city in Brazil after Sao Paulo Rio de Janeiro Salvador Brasilia Fortaleza and Belo Horizonte The city s population growth is above the national average and 10 above the average for the capital Brasilia Most of the population is located in the North and East regions of the city and the New Town northern area the neighborhood is the most populous with more than 260 000 residents According to the results of the last census the city s population increased from 343 038 inhabitants in 1960 to 622 733 in 1970 By 1990 the population grew to 1 025 979 inhabitants increasing its density to 90 inhabitants per square kilometre 230 sq mi According to a 2013 genetic study the ancestry of the inhabitants of Manaus is 45 9 European 37 8 Native American and 16 3 African 54 Religion edit See also Religion in Brazil Protestantism in Brazil and Roman Catholic Church in Brazil nbsp St Sebastian ChurchThe city has been influenced by Catholicism since the time of European colonialism and the majority of Manauenses are Catholic there are nevertheless dozens of different Protestant denominations in the city Judaism Candomble Islam and spiritualism among others are also practised 11 The city s Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora da Conceicao is the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manaus The city has a very diverse presence of Protestant or Reformed faiths such as the Presbyterian Church Calvary Chapel For Christ International Church of Grace of God Pentecostal Church of God in Brazil Methodist Church the Anglican Episcopal Church the Baptist Church an Assembly of God Church the Seventh day Adventist Church the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God and the Jehovah s Witnesses among others These churches are experiencing considerable growth mainly in the outskirts of the city The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints also has a large presence with a LDS temple having been built in the city the sixth in Brazil 55 Districts and regions editMetropolitan region edit The Metropolitan Region of Manaus RMM is a metropolitan area that comprises eight cities of the Amazonas state but without conurbation Regions edit Manaus is divided into seven regions North Southern Central South East West Mid West and Rural area The eastern region of the city is the most populated with approximately 600 000 inhabitants 2007 56 The northern region of the city has had the highest rate of population growth in recent years and has the largest neighborhood of the city the Nova Cidade neighborhood The Center South region has the highest per capita income 57 The Eastern Zone is known for having a large number of hills Neighborhoods edit Further information pt Lista de bairros de Manaus and Compensa The first neighborhood bairro established in Manaus was Educandos From there other areas of the city began to be occupied since the arrival of migrants from other regions of Brazil Manaus has the largest neighborhood in Latin America the neighborhood of Cidade Nova which has 264 449 inhabitants but it is estimated that the population exceeds 300 000 inhabitants Cidade Nova is larger than all the cities inside the Amazonas state 58 With the permanence and the strengthening of Free Economic Zone of Manaus the city began to receive investments and constant migration of people from many parts of the state and northern Brazil The wealthiest neighborhood in Manaus is Adrianopolis located in the Central South Area of the city Downtown Manaus is located in the Southern area of the city next to Rio Negro River After years of development the historical center has been neglected by the authorities and it has become an area mostly for commerce and poor housing There is a plan to restore the city centre to its former glory by removing beggars and irregular sellers from sidewalks and by doing that provide more safety for tourists and locals who are trying to walk in the historical areas of the city All these plans were prompted by the 2014 World Cup Economy editSee also Economy of Brazil and Free Economic Zone of Manaus nbsp Mario Ypiranga AvenueManaus is the sixth largest economy in Brazil According to IBGE in 2014 its GDP was R 67 5 billion 59 The per capita income for the city was R 33 446 60 Although the main industry of Manaus through much of the 20th century was rubber its importance has declined Given its location fish wild fruits like Acai and Cupuacu and Brazil nuts initiate important trades as do petroleum refining soap manufacturing and chemical industries Over the last decades a system of federal investments and tax incentives has turned the surrounding region into a major industrial center the Free Economic Zone of Manaus The mobile phone companies LG Nokia Samsung Siemens Sagem Gradiente and BenQ Siemens operate mobile phone manufacturing plants in Manaus 61 62 Plastic lens manufacturer Essilor also has a plant here The Brazilian sport utility vehicle manufacturer Amazon Veiculos is headquartered in Manaus 63 Two airlines MAP Linhas Aereas and Manaus Aerotaxi have headquarters on the grounds of Eduardo Gomes International Airport in Manaus 64 65 Free Trade Zone edit This section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Manaus news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message The initial idea of a Free Trade Port in Manaus came from Deputy Francisco Pereira da Silva and was subsequently formalized by Law No 3 173 on June 6 1957 The project was approved by the National Congress on October 23 1951 under No 1 310 and regulated by Decree No 47 757 on February 2 1960 It was then amended by rapporteur Mauricio Jopper an engineer who by agreement with the original author justified the creation of a Free Trade Zone instead of a Free Trade Port For the first ten years the ZFM Manaus Free Trade Zone was located in a warehouse rented from Manaus Harbour in the Port of Manaus and relied on federal funds It was perhaps due to this lack of its own resources that there was little credibility in the project On February 28 1967 President Castelo Branco signed Decree Law No 288 which redefined the Manaus Free Trade Zone in more concrete terms The new Decree Law stipulated that the Manaus Free Trade Zone would have a radius of 10 km 6 2 mi with an industrial center as well as an agricultural center and that these would be given the economic means to allow for regional development in order to lift the Amazon out of the economic isolation that it had fallen into at that time On August 28 1967 the Manaus Free Trade Zone Authority SUBFRAME was created SUBFRAME is an independent body with its own legal status and assets and has financial and administrative autonomy Tax incentives and the subsequent complementary legislation created comparative advantages in the region with respect to other parts of the country and as a result the Manaus Free Trade Zone attracted new investment to the area These incentives constituted tax exemptions administered federally by SUBFRAME and SUDAM Government and politics editFurther information List of mayors of Manaus See also pt Lista de vereadores de Manaus and pt Camara Municipal de Manaus This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it September 2018 There is a prison Anisio Jobim Penitentiary Complex 66 Education science and technology edit nbsp National Institute of Amazonian Research nbsp Amazon Biotechnology CenterManaus has research centers technology and public and private universities Federal University of Amazonas Universidade Federal do Amazonas University of the State of Amazonas Universidade do Estado do Amazonas National Institute of Amazonian Research Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia Sidia Institute of Science and Technology Sidia Instituto de Ciencia e Tecnologia Federal Institute of Education Science and Technology Instituto Federal de Educacao Ciencia e Tecnologia do Amazonas Centro Universitario do Norte UNINORTE Lutheran University of Brazil Universidade Luterana do Brasil Centro de Educacao Integrada Martha Falcao Unilasalle Faculdade La Salle Universidade Nilton Lins Centro Universitario de Educacao Superior do Amazonas CIESA Escola Superior Batista do Amazonas Faculdade Boas Novas Faculdade Metropolitana de Manaus Universidade Paulista Transportation editAirports edit nbsp Manaus International AirportEduardo Gomes International Airport is the airport serving Manaus The airport has two passenger terminals one for scheduled flights and the other for regional aviation It also has three cargo terminals Eduardo Gomes International Airport is Brazil s third largest in freight movement 67 handling the import and export demand from the Manaus Industrial Complex For this reason Infraero invested in the construction of the third cargo terminal opened on December 14 2004 TAM Airlines also inaugurated its own cargo terminal near the airport in 2008 which claims to be the largest cargo terminal in Brazil The country s major dedicated freight route is between Manaus and Viracopos International Airport which is operated by wide body jets Other freight routes include North America and Europe The passenger terminal had been fully refurbished and expanded in time for the 2014 FIFA Football World Cup which held 4 games in Manaus The airport currently operates daily international flights to Miami and Orlando United States by American Airlines and LATAM Airlines Brasil to the city of Panama by Copa Airlines and to Barcelona Venezuela by Avior Airlines The airport has direct flights to all major airports in Brazil operated by the three major carriers Gol Transportes Aereos TAM Airlines and Azul Brazilian Airlines The airport s IATA code is MAO Manaus Air Force Base ALA8 one of the most important bases of the Brazilian Air Force is located in Manaus at the former Ponta Pelada Airport Apart from the Eduardo Gomes International Airport and Ponta Pelada Airport Manaus still has an operational airstrip used by small propeller aircraft and helicopters about 6 kilometres 4 miles north of the city centre simply known as the Aeroclube airclub On Sundays it is used for parachuting and where flying classes can be hired Due to the fact that it is surrounded by residential areas and has a recent history of crashes it is under constant pressure to be moved Highways edit nbsp Gilberto Mestrinho road complex nbsp Rio Negro BridgeThere are two federal highways that intersect Manaus There is a paved road heading North BR 174 connecting Manaus to Boa Vista the capital of the State of Roraima and to Venezuela Strictly speaking Manaus is connected by road to the rest of Brazil as it is possible to drive continuously from Manaus into Venezuela and then reenter Brazil through the BR 364 in Acre and its capital Rio Branco therefore passing through the countries of Colombia Ecuador and Peru As such a route is impractical for most motorists the vast majority of transportation to and from Manaus is by boat or plane except for journeys to Roraima The Independent noted that there are still no roads to Manaus from the rest of the country 68 The BR 319 heads South connecting Manaus to Porto Velho the state capital of Rondonia However access to this highway requires a ferry crossing to Careiro across the Rio Negro and Amazon River which takes about 40 minutes and then is only paved for about another 100 kilometers 60 mi to Castanho After that the highway is not paved and cannot be used Various governments have promised to recover this land link with the rest of the country but environmental issues high costs and complicated logistics have impeded any progress so far The two major state highways are the AM 010 and the AM 070 The AM 010 heads east to Itacoatiara Amazonas at the banks of the Amazon River which is the third largest city of the state The AM 070 heads south starting on the other side of the new Rio Negro Bridge at Manaus and reaching Manacapuru which lies at the banks of the Solimoes River also known as the upper River Amazon and which is the fourth largest city of the state Both roads are paved and operate all year round Port edit Main article Port of Manaus nbsp Port of ManausShips dock at the main port in Manaus directly downtown on the banks of the Negro River The terraced city is home to a network of bridged channels that divide it into several compartments Several mobile phone companies have manufacturing plants in the port area and other major electronics manufacturers also have plants there Major exports going through the port include Brazil nuts chemicals petroleum electrical equipment and forest products citation needed Taxis edit Regular Manaus taxis are white and can be stopped anywhere They are organized into separate cooperatives each with their own contact phone numbers All taxis are metered which does not necessarily mean the meter will be used The special taxi cars are typically black and of a higher quality than the white taxis and will charge a fixed rate for all journeys or daily hire Most can only be booked locally however the reputable Brazil Airport Transfers 69 has recently started providing airport transfer and general transportation services in Manaus Bus edit The bus system in Manaus is quite extensive and there are buses and vans that go to most destinations including the popular tourist destinations There is a very simple bus website that permits the planning of routes nbsp Panorama of the Rio Negro Bridge which connects the cities of Manaus and Iranduba It is the longest cable stayed bridge in Brazil being 3 595 meters 11 794 ft in length Events and holidays edit nbsp A float at Manaus Carnival 2016 The annual calendar of festivals in Manaus starts in late February early March The Manaus carnival carnaval celebrations are a good start to upcoming events and include traditional processions and samba dancing at the Sambodromo in the Centro de Convencoes Convention Centre May is a popular time to pay a visit to Manaus since the city hosts both the Ponta Negra Music and the Amazonas de Opera festivals during this month Staged at the Teatro Amazonas the Opera Festival lasts around three weeks and usually runs into early June The Floclorico do Amazonas Amazonas Folklore Festival is in June and this has grown to become a major event involving a huge array of folk dancing and music culminating in the Procissao Fluvial de Sao Pedro St Peter River Procession when hundreds of riverboats sail along the Rio Negro honouring the patron saint of fishermen October 24 was the day in 1848 that Manaus legally became a city This anniversary is always cause for a party culminating in fireworks at the end of the day In November is the week long Amazonas Film Festival with films and documentaries often emphasising ecology ethnology and human relationships 70 February Amazonas Carnival samba schools parade at the sambodromo in the Convention Center May Ponta Negra s Music Festival May Amazonas Opera Festival June Amazonas Folklore Festival June 29 Sao Pedro Fluvial Procession July Amazonas Jazz Festival September 5 Elevation of Amazonas to the category of Brazilian Province October 24 Anniversary of Manaus December 31 Ponta Negra s New Year s Eve PartySights and attractions edit nbsp Amazon Theatre in Manaus More than 120 years old it represents the city s heyday during the rubber boom 71 nbsp Amazonas PhilharmonicBecause of Manaus location within the Amazon rainforest it attracts a substantial number of Brazilian and foreign tourists who come to see wildlife on land and in the rivers It is also home to one of the most endangered primates in Brazil the pied tamarin Tour boats leave Manaus to see the Meeting of the Waters where the black waters of the Negro River meet the brown waters of the Solimoes River flowing side by side without mixing for about 9 km 6 mi Visitors can also explore river banks and igarapes swim and canoe in placid lakes simply walk in the lush forest or stay at hotels in the jungle About 18 km 11 mi from downtown is Ponta Negra beach a neighbourhood that has a beachfront and popular nightlife area 72 A luxurious hotel is located at the west end of Ponta Negra its zoo and orchid greenhouse as well as preserved woods and beach are open for public visits The Mercado Adolpho Lisboa founded in 1882 is the city s oldest marketplace trading in fruit vegetables and especially fish It is a copy of the Les Halles market of Paris 73 Other interesting historical sites include the customs building of mixed styles and medieval inspiration the Rio Negro Palace cultural center and the Justice Palace right next to the Amazonas Opera House Manaus has also many large parks with native forest preservation areas such as the Bosque da Ciencia and Parque do Mindu The largest urban forest in the world is located within the Federal University of Amazonas which was founded on January 17 1909 and is the oldest federal university in Brazil Manaus also has several Malls such as Manauara Shopping Amazonas Shopping Center Millennium Shopping Shopping Ponta Negra Studio 5 Festival Mall Shopping Cidade Nova Manaus Plaza Shopping Shopping Sao Jose and other small Shopping Areas Most of these malls include large food courts and movie theaters Culture edit The city s cultural calendar throughout the year includes the Opera Theater Jazz and Cinema festivals as well as Boi Manaus usually held around Manaus anniversary on the 24th of October which is a great celebration of Northern Brazilian culture through Boi Bumba music Further information on the period instruments music group Amazonas Baroque Ensemble Amazonas Opera House edit Main article Amazon Theatre The Amazonas Opera House inaugurated in 1896 has 700 seats and was constructed with bricks brought from Europe French glass and Italian marble Several important opera and theater companies as well as international orchestras have already performed there The theater is home to the Amazonas Philharmonic orchestra which regularly rehearses and performs there along with choirs jazz bands dance performances and more 74 Parks edit nbsp Lagoa do Japiim ParkPonta Negra Cultural Sport and Leisure ParkPonta Negra beach located 13 km 8 1 mi from downtown Manaus is one of the city s most important tourist attractions It also has an amphitheater with a capacity of 15 000 people nbsp Lua Beach Adolpho Ducke Botanical GardenThe Adolpho Ducke Botanical Garden inside a 100 square kilometres 39 sq mi ecological reserve holds a huge number of plant and animal species 75 Mindu Municipal Park nbsp Cruise ship on the Negro River on the way to the city of Manaus It is located in an urban area in the November 10 Park district It was created in 1992 to be an area of ecological interest It covers an area of 330 000 m2 3 552 090 sq ft of forest remaining from the Township and is used for scientific educational cultural and tourist activities It is one of the last habitats for the pied tamarin a species of monkey that only inhabits the Manaus region and is considered to be at high risk of extinction It is possible to walk through four distinct ecosystems in the park land covered by secondary growth firm ground brush sandbanks and degraded areas that were illegally cleared in 1989 It also has an amphitheater for 600 people gardens planted with medicinal and aromatic herbs an orchid nursery aerial trails and signs aiming to develop environmental education programs 76 Public swimming areas edit The Taruma Tarumazinho and Cachoeira das Almas bayous branches of rivers located near the city are leisure spots for the population on weekends Manaus has several public swimming areas that are being remodeled and urbanized lately There are also many private clubs that can be visited Meeting of Waters edit nbsp The natural phenomenon of the confluence of the Rio Negro s water and the Solimoes River s waterMain article Meeting of Waters The Meeting of Waters Portuguese Encontro das Aguas is a natural phenomenon caused by the confluence of the Rio Negro s dark water and the Solimoes River s muddy brown water that come together to form the Amazonas River For 6 km 3 7 mi or more both rivers waters run side by side without mixing The reason for this is not clear although it is likely that the main factors are differences in the speed of the current the volumes of water and the different densities of the two rivers It is not thought that other differences between the two rivers temperature and acidity affect the mixing process significantly 77 The Negro River flows approximately 2 km h 1 2 mph at 28 C 82 F while the Solimoes River flows 4 to 6 km h 2 5 to 3 7 mph at 22 C 72 F 78 CIGS Zoo edit The zoo is open to the public It is managed by the Brazilian Army and has approximately 300 species of animals from the Amazon fauna 79 Beaches and waterfalls edit For outings to beaches and parks situated near the city it is often necessary to use boats The beaches are formed right after the river water level starts dropping which lasts from August to November Starting in December as the river rises the waters invade the sand and the woods on the banks The Paricatuba Waterfall located on the right bank of the Negro River along a small tributary is formed by sedimentary rocks surrounded by abundant vegetation Access is by boat The best time to visit is from August to February Love Cascade located in the Guedes bayou with cold and crystal clear water is accessible only by boat and then hiking through the forest Tupe Beach is approximately 34 km 21 mi from Manaus This beach is well frequented by bathers on holidays and weekends It is accessible only by boat Moon Beach is located on the left bank of the Negro River 23 km 14 mi from Manaus It is accessed only by boat The beach is shaped like a crescent moon and is surrounded by rare vegetation Lion Waterfall is located on km 34 of the AM 010 highway Manaus Itacoatiara nbsp Ponta Negra Beach in 2014 Sports editMain articles 2014 FIFA World Cup and Sports in Brazil nbsp Arena Amazonia nbsp Internal view of arenaFootball edit The most successful club in Manaus is Nacional Futebol Clube founded on 13 January 1913 Formerly a participant of the highest division several times between 1970 and 1990 Nacional are 40 time state champions which makes them the highest ranked Amazonian football club in the CBF ranking the national state championships record holder and the state record holder for the most championship titles The city has quite a few other clubs with distinguished histories such as Atletico Rio Negro Clube also founded in 1913 but in November who have won the state championship 17 times National Fast Club founded after a split from Nacional Clube have won six state championships in addition to being Northern Region champions and Northeastern Championship runners up in 1970 Sao Raimundo EC founded on November 18 1918 They have won the state championship six times and the North Cup 3 times Sul America Esporte Clube founded on 1 of May 1932 They have won the state championship twice in 1992 and 1993 Finally Atletico Clipper Clube who have twice finished as runners up in the state championship in 1996 and 2002 Manaus Futebol Clube founded in 2013 competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Serie C 2014 FIFA World Cup edit Manaus was chosen in 2009 to be a host city for the 2014 FIFA World Cup after a competition to represent the North Region of Brazil with neighboring Para state capital Belem Manaus was restructured in order to host such a big event A new airport was built streets throughout the city were repaved and new and improved sidewalks were built The communications infrastructure of the city was improved with 4G networks installed by the biggest mobile phone carriers in Brazil The Vivaldao previously the largest stadium in Manaus was inaugurated in 1970 by the Brazilian national team in their last game in the country before they headed to their victorious 1970 World Cup in Mexico It was demolished to be replaced by the 44 000 seater Arena Amazonia for the 2014 World Cup 80 The first 2014 World Cup match held in Manaus was England vs Italy on June 14 The second match was Cameroon vs Croatia on June 18 to be followed by USA vs Portugal on June 22 The last was Honduras vs Switzerland on June 25 Manaus known for its intense heat and humidity was the site of the World Cup s first ever official water break on June 22 in the match between Portugal and the United States Brazilian jiu jitsu edit Manaus is the origin of several world champion Brazilian jiu jitsu black belts mixed martial artists and submission grapplers Champions such as Fredson Paixao Wallid Ismail Saulo Ribeiro Cristiane De Souza Alexandre Ribeiro Ronaldo Souza Diogo Reis Micael Galvao Fabricio Andrey and Bibiano Fernandes hail from Manaus Brazilian jiu jitsu is a major component of MMA mixed martial arts Jose Aldo born September 9 1986 is a black belt in Brazilian jiu jitsu and a notable UFC fighter Aldo defeated Mike Brown at WEC 44 to win the title and has since successfully defended his WEC title against Urijah Faber amp Manvel Gamburyan He later became the UFC Featherweight champion with title defenses against such notable fighters as Mark Hominick and Kenny Florian International relations editThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section Unsourced material may be challenged and removed January 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message Twin towns sister cities edit See also List of twin towns and sister cities in Brazil Manaus is twinned with nbsp Belem Brazil nbsp Goiania Brazil nbsp Rio de Janeiro Brazil nbsp Austin Texas United States 81 nbsp Salt Lake City Utah United States nbsp Charlotte North Carolina United States nbsp Mesa Arizona United States nbsp Sarnia Canada nbsp Iquitos Peru nbsp Braga Portugal 82 nbsp Perugia Italy nbsp Jerusalem Israel nbsp Seoul South Korea nbsp Hamamatsu Japan nbsp Shanghai China nbsp Banjarmasin Indonesia nbsp Santo Domingo Dominican RepublicNotable people editJose Aldo UFC featherweight champion Antonio Pizzonia Formula 1 and Champion Car World Series driver Daynara de Paula Brazilian swimmer Fredson Paixao 4 BJJ world champion UFC amp WEC Featherweight MMA Diego Brandao Ultimate Fighter Season 14 featherweight winner Vinicius Cantuaria bossa nova musician Bibiano Fernandes jiu jitsu competitor Marcelo Gomes principal dancer with American Ballet Theatre Sandro Viana brazilian sprinter Olympic medallist Wallid Ismail jiu jitsu black belt UFC competitor Francisco Lima Govinho football player Priscilla Meirelles Miss Brazil Earth 2004 Miss Earth 2004 Mister No comic book character Cristiano Moraes Oliveira football player Fabio Pereira de Oliveira known as Fabio Bala Brazilian football player Jefferson Peres politician Eliana Printes MPB singer and composer Larissa Ramos Miss Brazil Earth 2009 Miss Earth 2009 Raimar footballer Eduardo Piccinini swimmer Saulo Ribeiro jiu jitsu world champion Xande Ribeiro jiu jitsu world champion Malvino Salvador actor Claudio Santoro conductor and composer of classical music Ronaldo Souza jiu jitsu world champion ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship and UFC competitorSee also 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