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Manaus

/ məˈnaus /

noun

  1. a port in N Brazil, capital of Amazonas state, on the Rio Negro 19 km (12 miles) above its confluence with the Amazon: chief commercial centre of the Amazon basin. Pop: 1 673 000 (2005 est)


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Five extra minutes in Manaus is like a lifetime in New Jersey, or California.

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