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1. INPA–Bosque da Ciência
Petropolis | Nature Preserve/Wildlife RefugeUsed as a research station for the INPA (Instituto Nacional de Pesquisa da Amazônia), the 13 hectares of tropical forest here are home to a...Read More
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2. Jamaraquá
Town/VillageA 40-minute speedboat trip south of Alter do Chão is the community of Jamaraquá, which has developed a strong cultural identity. Here you can...Read More
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3. Mamirauá Sustainable Development Reserve
Nature Preserve/Wildlife RefugeThe largest freshwater tropical reserve in the world, Mamirauá is about 1,050 km (650 miles) west of Manaus on the Rio Solimões. The reserve...Read More
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4. Mangal das Garças
Cidade Velha | Park/PlaygroundCity beautification efforts to increase tourism and encourage environmental conservation led to the creation of the Mangrove of the Egrets,...Read More
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5. Meeting of the Waters
Nature Preserve/Wildlife RefugeOutside Manaus, the slow-moving, muddy Amazon and the darker, quicker Rio Negro flow side by side for 6 km (4 miles) without mixing. If you...Read More
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6. Praia do Pesqueiro
Beach–SightThirteen km (8 miles) north of Soure, Praia do Pesqueiro is the island's most popular beach. When you stand on the white-sand expanse looking...Read More
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7. Teatro Amazonas
Centro | Arts/Performance VenueBuilt during the rubber boom of the late 1800s, the grandiose Teatro Amazonas was financed by wealthy Brazilian rubber barons who wanted a cultural...Read More
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8. Bosque Rodrigues Alves
Marco | Nature Preserve/Wildlife RefugeIn 1883 this 40-acre plot of rain forest was designated an ecological reserve. Nowadays it has an aquarium and two amusement parks as well as...Read More
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9. Forte do Presépio
Cidade Velha | Military SiteFounded January 12, 1616, this fort is considered Belém's birthplace. From here the Portuguese launched conquests of the Amazon and watched...Read More
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10. Ilha do Amor
Beach–SightJutting out into the river across from the main square, this fat finger of golden sand is one of Alter's picture-perfect postcard shots and...Read More
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11. Museu Emílio Goeldi
São Brás | Museum/GalleryFounded by a naturalist and a group of intellectuals in 1866, this complex contains one of the Amazon's most important research facilities....Read More
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12. Praia do Tupé
Beach–SightThis lovely, clean beach on the Rio Negro is popular with locals and tends to fill up on Sunday and holidays. Calm waters make it a good choice...Read More
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13. Usina Chaminé
Centro | Museum/GalleryIn an early-20th-century sewage-treatment plant that never functioned, this cultural center on the banks of the Rio Negro features interesting...Read More
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