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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.


Manáos British  
/ məˈnaus /

noun

  1. a variant spelling of Manaus

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From Manáos to Pará, $55 55 gold; time, six days; distance, one thousand miles.

From The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America by Orton, James

The country around Manáos is quite romantic for the Amazonian Valley.

From The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America by Orton, James

It rises in the Sierra Tunuhy, an isolated mountain group in the llanos of Colombia, and enters the Amazon at Manáos, a thousand miles from the sea.

From The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America by Orton, James

Brazilian steamer leaves Tabatinga the twentieth of each month; fare to Manáos, $44 44 gold; time, five days; distance, one thousand miles.

From The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America by Orton, James

The mean between the temperatures of Pará, Manáos, and Tabatinga is 80.7°.

From The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America by Orton, James