- a variation of Manáos.
Manaus
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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CMA CGM said it would impose low-water surcharges on container shipments to Brazil’s inland port of Manaus, with vessel-draft limitations expected to reduce transport capacity on the Amazon River.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
The Teatro Amazonas was meanwhile "part of the large-scale urban development of Manaus during the rubber boom."
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
The Brazilian government also denounced “degrading treatment” of its citizens after some deportees walked off a nonmilitary U.S. plane on Saturday in the northern city of Manaus in handcuffs and leg shackles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 28, 2025
In Manaus, the capital of Amazonas state, the first cases in the current outbreak were detected near recently deforested areas.
From Science Magazine ● Jun. 4, 2024
In the outskirts of the central Amazonian city of Manaus, a researcher let me whack at a big Brazil nut tree with a locally made replica of a traditional stone ax.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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