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Manaus is the capital of the

banks of the Rio Negro, the 'Meeting of the Waters' takes place four miles

FROM Manaus, where the Rio Solimoes meets the Rio Negro to become the

The city we see today is primarily a product of the rubber boom. When steam

navigation in the mid-19th century opened up the jungle, it spurred the

rubber industry and mass immigration. Under Governor Eduardo Ribeiro the

famous Opera House and broad Parisian avenues were built. For the rich it

was a place of sheer luxury. Palaces and grandiose mansions were erected,

and time was passed with elaborate entertainment, dances and concerts. By

the turn of the century it was an opulent metropolis run by elegant people

who dressed and housed themselves as fashionably as their counterparts in

any large European city. In fact, the year 1899 saw Manaus as the first

Brazilian city to have trolley buses and the second one to have electric

lights in the streets. But the splendor of the 'Paris in the Jungle' lasted

barely thirty years and when in 1914 the rubber market began to collapse the

city fell into a rapid decline.

Today, Manaus has acquired new prosperity, largely due to the creation of a

free trade zone in 1966. Many new industries moved in, a modern

international airport opened in 1976, and the floating port was modernized

to cope with the new business. Manaus has become an aggressive commercial

and industrial center for an Frormous region. Over half of the country's

televisions are made here, and electronic goods can be bought at around a

third of what they cost elsewhere in Brazil. This has earned Manaus her new

name 'Hong Kong of the Amazon.'

As a river port, Manaus presents an unforgettable spectacle. Although the

real attractions lie in the surrounding forests and tributaries, the city's

most famous attraction is no doubt the opulent Teatro Amazonas. Completed in

1896 after 17 years of construction and at a cost of $3 million, the Opera

House recently underwent a lengthy restoration program and now shines once

more in its original splendor. There are also several interesting museums

with exhibits geared to provide insight into the human life and ecology of

the Amazon region.

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