Travel to Brazil

Ponta Negra Beach

The most popular beach in Manaus, and the favorite place of the local residents and tourists is the most famous address of the city.There are many good restaurants and night clubs.Ponta Negra is a great place to spend the end of the day and see the gorgeous sunset.

The new bridge across Potengi

The construction of the new bridge is slowly making progress. The plan was to have this finished in summer 2006.In Brazil plans are not always the reality in many ways. According to the picture posted here, taken at that time - - - it still will be a long time before this bridge is finished and in use?

Jungle trips to Manaus

Manaus also offers Eco Tours to National park of the Jaú (Parque Nacional do Jaú situated in the state of Amazonas, 220 km of Manaus, to Rio 105 km of Manaus offers archaeological grottos and caves, waterfalls, and native scenes. type: Trekking

City of Manaus

The city is pleasant and friendly, although quite hot, and is still a major port, and a good base for river tours.Unfortunately there’s not much left of the fortress built in 1669 where the city originated, but there are lots of other interesting sights. You cannot miss the Jesuit church, dominating the city centre, but you should also see the harbour installations, completed in 1902. Another interesting industrial sight, finished in the same year, is the Mercado Adolfo Lisboa, a miniature copy of the demolished Halles de Paris, built by Gustav Eiffel. From Manaus you can start programs to the four main points of the Amazon area. In the south Mamori, Juma e Janauacá. In the extreme north Presidente Figueiredo. In the east the national park Jaú and Rio Negro. In the west Rio Urubu, represented by a vegetation bulk, being composed for dense tropical forest or open forests. You can expect to see some wildlife and visit some of the forest remnants, but two weeks or more are needed to reach untouched areas. Small two-story river boats carry five to ten people, sleeping in hammocks on the lower deck. Local residents use these but they are not recommended for tourists. Tour boats carrying from 15 to 30 people are comfortable, accommodating, and economical. Large boats carrying hundreds ply the river too, but the big boats don't stop between ports.   

MANAUS

MANAUS is a city in north-west Brazil and capital of Amazonas State. It is situated on the Rio Negro river, just 10 kilometers upstream from the point this river meets the Solimoes to form the Amazon. When in the area you should pay a visit to this point for the mingling of black and yellow water from the two rivers is really a sight worth seeing. The city boomed due to the richness from the nearby rubberplants who used this place to trade latex. When the rubber business came into decline due to synthetic alternatives , the city fell into decline. It now has a population over one and a half million people. Situated in the middle of the Amazon rain forest it serves as a travel hub and a distribution center for the river areas of the upper Amazon. It is thriving river harbour as well as the major destination on the highway from the south. You will be impressed by the vast number of river vessels of all shapes and sizes that ply their way from here to every township up and down this great river. Manaus is also the furthest point along the Amazon's deep-water channel, which allows huge ocean liners to come the 2,000 km/1,250 miles upstream from the Atlantic. The Rio Negro (northern) branch of the Amazon is the color of strong tea, peaty brown and its comparative acidity means few mosquitoes. At Manaus the Amazon rises and falls almost twenty meters between seasons. In May and June it's at its peak, full and very wide, spreading way out into the trees. In November December it's low; still massive but with sandbanks showing.