Category: Manaus

The name of the city is a homage to the first inhabitants: the natives of Manao tribe. Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic), Hamamatsu (Japan), Shanghai (China), Lima (Peru) and Casablanca (Morocco) are ‘’sister-cities” of Manaus. Since 98% of the original vegetation is intact, the nickname of the city is ”Environmental Capital of Brazil ‘

The Amazonas Theater, inaugurated in 1896, December, 31 is the symbol of prosperity of Manaus at the end of the nineteenth century due to the economic importance of the latex extracted from rubber trees in the city. With capacity for 701 people, the theater had internal decoration made by artists Crispim do Amaral and Domenico [...]

Manaus is the largest industrial center of Brazil in electronics manufacturing, due to Free Trade Zone. Other prominent industries operate in the sectors of transport and communications. In the last years, is remarkable the growth of eco-tourism, construction and services in the share of GDP. The city is the main economic center of Northern Region.

The history of European colonization in the region of Manaus started in 1669 with the building of a fort of stone and clay, called Sao Jose da Barra do Rio Negro to ensure the dominion of Portugal in the region, especially against the invasion of Dutch, at the time, stationed at a nearby location. The [...]