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Teatro Amazonas in Manaus

A beautiful opera house in the heart of Amazonia has recently restarted performances after a 90-year hiatus.

Encontro das Águas (Meeting of Waters)

This striking, two-toned confluence of rivers is visible from space.

Museu do Homem do Norte (Northern Man Museum)

This anthropological museum offers a glimpse into the lives of the indigenous peoples of the Amazon River Basin.

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Deusdete Fonseca, a member of the Quilombo do Barranco de São Benedito, in 2014.

An Urban Amazon Community Sheds Light on Brazil's Forgotten Black History

Its residents, descendants of enslaved people, have been fighting to overcome invisibility.

by Ignacio Amigo

September 17, 2019