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Unusual Attractions in Manaus

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.

Biatüwi

The only restaurant serving indigenous foods from the Amazon.

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Cool Places to Eat & Drink in Manaus

Biatüwi

The only restaurant serving indigenous foods from the Amazon.

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Matrinxã mujeca (a fish soup) with local chilis and chili sauce.

The Trailblazing Brazilian Restaurant Serving a Taste of the Amazon

Studying anthropology inspired a husband-wife team to ignore mockery and share their native foods.

by Rafael Tonon

Houses of the “Floating City,” located in front of the city of Manaus, on the Rio Negro, in the 1960s.

The Life and Death of the ‘Floating City’ of Manaus

To some, this Brazilian neighborhood was a tropical Venice. To others, it was a slum on the water.

by Ignacio Amigo

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

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