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Manaus

Manaus
Administration
Full nameManaus
Official nameThe Municipality of Manaus
Settlement typeMunicipality
CountryBrazil
RegionNorth
StateAmazonas
Founded1669
Government
MayorAmazonino Mendes (PTB)
Geography
Total Area4400.8 sq mi (11401 km2)
Elevation301.8 ft (92 m)
Demography
Total Population1,738,641 (8th) (2009)
Density (pop.)144.2/km2 (373.5/sq mi)
Metro (pop.)2042185
Other information
Time zoneAST (UTC-4)
- Summer (DST)DST no longer used (UTC-4)
Postal Code69000-000
Area code+55 92

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Manaus (-ptmaˈnaws) is a city in Brazil, the capital of the state of Amazonas. It is situated at the confluence of the Negro and Solimões rivers. It is the most populous city of Amazonas, according to the statistics of Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, and is a popular ecotourist destination. Manaus belongs to mesoregion Center Amazonense and microregion Manaus. It is located in northern Brazil, 3,940 kilometers (2,168 miles) from the federal capital, Brasília.

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", which means "mother of the gods" in tribute to the indigenous nation of Manaós, and legally transformed into a city on October 24 of 1848 with the name of Cidade da Barra do Rio Negro, Portuguese for "The City of the Margins of Black River". Only on September 4 of 1856 did it revert to its current name.

It was known at the beginning of the century, as Heart of the Amazon and City of the Forest. Currently its main economic engine is the Industrial Pool of Manaus.

It is the second largest metropolitan area in Northern Brazil and the twelfth in all of Brazil, with 2,006,870 inhabitants (IBGE/2008). The population at 2008 was of 1.71 million people and it is the eighth most populous city of Brazil according to data from Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, the IBGE. The city gradually increased its participation in the GDP of Brazil in recent years, rising to account for 1.4% of the economy of the country. Currently, the city is one of 12 most influential cities of the country. Manaus alone represents 10.89% of the population of the whole of Northern Brazil and 49.9% of the population of the Amazon.

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CNBC.com--Almost all locally assembled electronic goods are produced near the Amazon city of -Manaus-, where duty-free status helps make costs more viable. The Brazilian government and Foxconn are now negotiating a range of details, including the location - Date : Wed, 13 Apr 2011 01:03:19 GMT+00:00
Amazon trip for pastors slated for September - Florida Baptist Witness Tweet this news
Florida Baptist Witness--The cost will be $1335, plus airfare. Airfare from Miami to -Manaus-, Brazil typically runs $885. For more information contact Craig Culbreth, [email protected], or Dennis Wilbanks, dwilbanks@ flbaptist.org, or call 800-226- - Date : Wed, 13 Apr 2011 07:00:41 GMT+00:00
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NewDesignWorld (press release)--Structural work is being carried out at the Estadio Nacional in Brasilia along with the fixing of concrete pillars. At the Arena da Amazonia in -Manaus-, work has also started on the foundations on two sides of the stadium. - Date : Tue, 12 Apr 2011 13:39:46 GMT+00:00
Belo Monte Dam Faces Endless Hurdles and Controversies - Inter Press Service Tweet this news
Inter Press Service--26 Global Forum on Sustainability in -Manaus-, the capital of the northern Brazilian state of Amazonas. Oscar-winning Canadian filmmaker James Cameron, director of the blockbuster "Avatar", has become a champion of t - Date : Sat, 09 Apr 2011 13:04:03 GMT+00:00
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Fifa.com--At the Mineirao in Belo Horizonte, work on the bottom tier and the pitch area is almost complete. Structural work is being carried out at the Estadio Nacional in Brasilia along with the fixing of concrete pillars. At the Arena da Amazonia in -Ma - Date : Thu, 07 Apr 2011 09:19:20 GMT+00:00
Norway and Brazil progress in fisheries cooperation - FIS Tweet this news
FIS--The head of the Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture (MPA), Ideli Salvatti, and the Ambassador of Norway in Brazil, Tured Euzébio, met on 1 April in -Manaus-, where they agreed on the first collaborative activities in these areas. ... - Date : Tue, 05 Apr 2011 17:47:11 GMT+00:00
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PR Newswire (press release)---...- which have the highest instances of infant mortality, complications and death due to pregnancy, as well as nine large metropolitan regions with a very high concentration of pregnancies � -Manaus-, Recife, the Federal Dis - Date : Tue, 05 Apr 2011 14:17:37 GMT+00:00
JOSE ALDO IS NO FAN OF RIO - Daily Star Tweet this news
Daily Star--Aldo was raised in -Manaus-, one of Brazil's poorest cities, were it was commonplace for him to go without food, eating leftovers that were given to him by friends in the gym. He said: “When I started training, Wagnney Fabiano, my coach - Date : Tue, 05 Apr 2011 00:02:55 GMT+00:00
Finding the Amazon in Tennessee: PW Talks with Ann Patchett - Publishers Weekly Tweet this news
Publishers Weekly--I didn't go to -Manaus-. I went to the Peruvian Amazon. We couldn't find the right kind of boat in Brazil. It was either a cruise ship or a raft with cockroaches. The boat I wanted existed in Peru. It was a chance to go down a - Date : Mon, 04 Apr 2011 05:09:27 GMT+00:00
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aroundtheoctagon--Two undefeated light heavyweight met on September 2003 in -Manaus-, Amazonas, Brazil who in just a few years would make their mark on the MMA world. One would go onto to become the UFC light heavyweight champ by defeating a previously un - Date : Sat, 02 Apr 2011 19:57:00 GMT+00:00

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  3. Salvador
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  5. Fortaleza
  6. Belo Horizonte
  7. Curitiba
  8. Manaus
  9. Recife
  10. Porto Alegre
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  6. São Gonçalo
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  4. Osasco
  5. Santo André
  6. João Pessoa
  7. Jaboatão dos Guararapes
  8. Uberlândia
  9. São José dos Campos
  10. Contagem
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  2. Ribeirão Preto
  3. Cuiabá
  4. Feira de Santana
  5. Juiz de Fora
  6. Aracaju
  7. Londrina
  8. Ananindeua
  9. Joinville
  10. Belford Roxo
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  2. São João de Meriti
  3. Aparecida de Goiânia
  4. Campos dos Goytacazes
  5. Santos
  6. São José do Rio Preto
  7. Mauá
  8. Caxias do Sul
  9. Betim
  10. Vila Velha
  1. Belém
  2. Guarulhos
  3. Goiânia
  4. Campinas
  5. São Luís
  6. São Gonçalo
  7. Maceió
  8. Duque de Caxias
  9. Nova Iguaçu
  10. São Bernardo do Campo
  1. Natal
  2. Teresina
  3. Campo Grande
  4. Osasco
  5. Santo André
  6. João Pessoa
  7. Jaboatão dos Guararapes
  8. Uberlândia
  9. São José dos Campos
  10. Contagem
  1. Sorocaba
  2. Ribeirão Preto
  3. Cuiabá
  4. Feira de Santana
  5. Juiz de Fora
  6. Aracaju
  7. Londrina
  8. Ananindeua
  9. Joinville
  10. Belford Roxo
  1. Niterói
  2. São João de Meriti
  3. Aparecida de Goiânia
  4. Campos dos Goytacazes
  5. Santos
  6. São José do Rio Preto
  7. Mauá
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  9. Betim
  10. Vila Velha



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