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Coordinates: 03°06′00″S, 60°01′00″W Manaus is a city in the northern part of Brazil and capital of Amazonas State. Located on the Rio Negro near its confluence with the ...
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This 1.5 million city lies along the north bank of the Negro River, 11 miles (18 km) above its confluence with the Amazon . It is located 900 miles (1,450 km) inland from the ...
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Manaus, formerly Manáos, city in northwestern Brazil, capital of Amazonas State, a port on the Negro River (near its confluence with the Amazon River). Accessible by oceangoing vessels, Manaus is one of the chief ports for the developing Amazon River basin. The Federal University of Amazonas (1909), a large cathedral, and an ornate opera house are in the city. Manaus was founded by the Portuguese in 1669 and was a rubber boomtown from 1890 until 1920. Population (2007) 1,612,475.

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