Manaus

Also known as Mother of Gods, Paris of the Tropics

Manaus () is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Amazonas. It is the seventh-largest city in Brazil, with an estimated 2024 population of 2,279,686 distributed over a land area of about . Located at the east centre of the state, the city is the centre of the Manaus metropolitan area and the largest metropolitan area in the North Region of Brazil by urban landmass. It is situated near the confluence of the Negro and Amazon rivers. It is one of the two cities in the Amazon rainforest with a population of over 1 million people, alongside Belém.

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Manaus is the capital and largest city of Brazil's Amazonas state, situated where the Negro and Amazon rivers meet, and is home to nearly 2.3 million people, making it Brazil's seventh-largest city. It matters as one of only two cities with over a million inhabitants located within the Amazon rainforest, and serves as the hub of the North Region's largest metropolitan area.

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Settlement.name: Manaus
Settlement.settlement_type: Metropolis
Settlement.official_name: Município de ManausMunicipality of Manaus
Settlement.nicknames: ' (The Paris of the Tropics); ' (Mother of the Gods)
Settlement.motto: "" (The metropolis of the Amazon)
Settlement.mapframe: yes
Settlement.pushpin_map: Brazil
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Brazil
Settlement.pushpin_relief: yes
Settlement.image_flag: Bandeira de Manaus.svg
Settlement.image_seal: Brasão de Manaus.svg
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: North
Settlement.subdivision_type2: State
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Amazonas
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: David Almeida (Avante)

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Wikidata facts

Demonym: manauense
Population: 1403796
Area: 11401.092
Elevation: 92
Official website: www.manaus.am.gov.br
Image: Collage Manaus.png
Dialing code: 92

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Commons category: Manaus
Commons gallery: Manaus
postal code: 69000-000
Human Development Index: 0.737
inception: 1669-00-00
native label: Manaus
electorate: 1375931

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Contents

Etymology
History
Early settlement of Manaus
Cabanagem
Rubber boom
Free zone
Recent events
Geography
Vegetation
Green areas
Climate
Hydrology
Demographics
Religion
Districts and regions
Metropolitan region
Regions
Neighborhoods
Economy
Free Trade Zone
Government and politics
Education, science and technology
Transportation
Airports
Highways
Port
Taxis
Bus
Events and holidays
Sights and attractions
Culture
Amazonas Opera House
Parks
Public swimming areas
Meeting of Waters
CIGS Zoo
Beaches and waterfalls
Sports
Football
2014 FIFA World Cup
Brazilian jiu-jitsu
Consular representations
International relations
Twin towns – sister cities
Notable people
In popular culture
See also
Explanatory notes
References
Citations
General bibliography
External links

The city was founded in 1669 as the Fort of São José do Rio Negro. It was elevated to a town in 1832 with the name of "Manaus", an altered spelling of the indigenous Manaós peoples, and legally transformed into a city on October 24, 1848, with the name of Cidade da Barra do Rio Negro, Portuguese for "The City of the Margins of the Black River". On September 4, 1856, it returned to the name "Manaus".