Manaus

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View of the port/harbour of Manaus (1990)
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View of the port/harbour of Manaus (1990)
View of the city of Manaus, the city centre is in the back of the image
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View of the city of Manaus, the city centre is in the back of the image

Manaus is the principal city of the North Region of Brazil. It is the capital of Amazonas. In Portuguese, the city used to be called Manáus, before that even Manaos. Manaus had a great age when latex was discovered in the Amazon region. In that age, Manaus has suffered a gread economical and cultural development, and it was with the money of the latex's exportation that the Amazon Opera House was built . After that great age, latex started to be sold by different countries, as Malaysia.

Currently, about 1.5 million people live in Manaus.

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