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Manaus was founded in 1669 as a fortification to establish the Portuguese presence and protect the entrance to the Western Amazon from foreign invasions, especially by the Dutch and Spanish. The urban center, located on the left bank of the Negro River, began with the construction of the Fort of São José da Barra do Rio Negro, designed by ...
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).
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]
Manaus–Eduardo Gomes International Airport (IATA: MAO, ICAO: SBEG) is an international airport serving Manaus, Brazil.On December 11, 1973, while still under construction, the name of the facility was changed from Supersonic Airport of Manaus (owing to its design enabling Concorde operations [5]) to Eduardo Gomes International Airport, celebrating the Brazilian politician and military figure ...
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.
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Ponta Pelada Airport (IATA: PLL, ICAO: SBMN) was the civilian airport of Manaus, Brazil, until 1976. Between 1970 and 1976, the facilities were shared with Manaus Air Force Base of the Brazilian Air Force. [2] On March 31, 1976, all civilian operations were transferred to the newer Eduardo Gomes International Airport.