Manáos

American  

[mah-nous] / mɑˈnaʊs /

Or Manaus

noun

1. a port in and the capital of Amazonas, in northern Brazil, on the Río Negro near its confluence with the Amazon River: about 1,000 miles (1,600 kilometers) from the Atlantic but accessible to some ocean trade.

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Manáos British  

/ məˈnaus /

noun

1. a variant spelling of Manaus

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Example Sentences

Juliano Carneiro y su prometida Luciana Oliveira, de Manaos Brazil, llevaban bolsas llenas de juguetes, ropa, relojes y gafas para el sol como regalos de temporada para sus familiares.

From Washington Times

Upon the Amazon system, Manaos, one of the great ports of Brazil, is 900 miles from the sea: Iquitos, 2300 miles from salt water, is accessible to the smaller class of ocean steamers.

From Project Gutenberg

I was transferred to Manaos, up river.

From Project Gutenberg

He was a trader, and last rainy season he took his vessel up some far backwater, beyond Manaos, with his wife and his little daughter.

From Project Gutenberg

If you will get your map of the Brazils, begin from Para, and cruise along the Amazon to the Madeira River—you turn south just before Manaos—when you have reached Santo Antonio on the tributary stream you have traversed the ultimate wilderness of a continent, and stand on the threshold of Bolivia, almost under the shadow of the Andes.

From Project Gutenberg