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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 2022 population of 2,063,689 distributed over a land area of about 11,401 km 2 (4,402 sq mi).
1562 map of the Amazon River region. The history of Manaus, with over 350 years of existence, coincides with the history of Brazil.The process of European occupation began in the middle of the 16th century, when explorer Francisco de Orellana arrived from Peru and intended to go to Spain.
The Customs House of Manaus (Portuguese: Alfândega de Manaus), or Alfândega e Guardamoria, is an architectural complex composed of two buildings located in the center of the city, capital of Amazonas, in Brazil.
1967 - Free Economic Zone of Manaus established. [11] 1970 Manaus Air Force Base begins operating. Vivaldão stadium opens. Population: 284,118. [12] 1974 - Nossa Senhora das Graças (Manaus) neighborhood established. 1976 - Eduardo Gomes International Airport opens. 1980 - Population: 922,477. 1989 Park of Mindu established. [13]
Palace of Justice, in 1906. National Archives. On April 18, 1894, Governor Eduardo Ribeiro signed a contract with the firm Moers & Moreton, for 654 contos and 259,933 réis, for the construction of the Palace of Justice, a two-story building with an imposing façade of classical architectural lines, with more than five thousand square meters of built area in stone and brick masonry ...
US President Joe Biden signs a proclamation designating November 17 as International Conservation Day during a tour of the Museu da Amazonia as he visits the Amazon Rainforest in Manaus, Brazil ...
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