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Manaus
Capital and largest city of Amazonas, Brazil

Manaus

Manaus is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Amazonas.

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It is the seventh-largest city in Brazil, with an estimated 2024 population of 2,279,686 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.

Get in

Getting to Manaus

  1. 01
    Manaus International Airport / Eduardo Gomes
See

Worth seeing

  1. 01
    Teatro Amazonas
  2. 02
    Museu da Casa Eduardo Ribeiro

    Tue-Fri 09ː00-17ː00, Sun 09ː00-13ː00, closed Fri Sat.

  3. 03
    Mercado Municipal Adolpho Lisboa

    After a renovation, most stalls were moved to the nearby Feira da Banana and Adolpho Lisboa became a clean and organized market, albeit lacking some soul.

  4. 04
    Palácio Rio Negro

    Built by a German rich-man in the "golden age", the palace eventually became property of the government, which transformed it in a cultural center.

  5. 05
    Praca Heliodoro Balbi

    Leafy plaza that is abutted by the Provincial Palace and Police Square.

  6. 06
    Palacete Provincial
Do

Things to do

There are a number of companies operating jungle adventure trips from Manaus, but only a few seem to be more established and reputable. First you need to check if the Tour Operator has a valid Embratur (Brazilian Tourism Board) registry. Then you make up your mind what you really want. You need to travel at least 100 km from Manaus to see virgin rain forest and the wild life you are looking for.

  1. 01
    Sumaúma State Park
  2. 02
    Big House Ideas Manaus

    Eclectic place with cinema, bossa nova performances, reading library, free-roaming kittens, artwork.

  3. 03
    Atlético Rio Negro Clube

    Athletic club basically with basketball courts, pool, and other sorts of recreational amenities.

  4. 04
    Hope Bay Parque

    Water park with slides, wave pool, lazy rive — basically all the typical water park stuff out in the boonies.

  5. 05
    Parque Municipal do Mindu

    Urban ecozone with trails and boardwalks and statues of animals and Indians everywhere, but unfortunately it is a bit polluted.

Eat

Where to eat

Local cuisine is rich and varied and can be found in many restaurants and stalls. You may try: tapioquinha, a glutinous pancake made from manioc starch, usually buttered and filled with tucumã palm fruit and farmer’s cheese. tacacá, an Amazon local soup. x-caboquinho, a sandwich made with fried banana, cheese and tucumã, a regional fruit. pamonha, made from green corn and coconut milk boiled in corn husks.

  1. 01
    Restaurante Shekinah II

    Av.

  2. 02
    Castelinho Restaurante

    R.

  3. 03
    Kilo Center Restaurante

    Rua 10 de Julho, 203.

  4. 04
    Restaurante e Churrascaria Zitos

    R.

  5. 05
    Peixaria Morongueta

    Open-air seafood restaurant with a fantastic view of the Meeting of the Waters.

How locals move

Getting around Manaus the local way

  • Get inFrom the airport to the region of the Amazonas Theater, city bus line 306 costs R$ 3,80 and line 813 with aircon costs R$ 4,20 (the latter are similar to minivans and you'll feel cramped if carrying big luggage).

From Wikivoyage: Manaus, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

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