Manaus

British

/ məˈnaus /

noun

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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Smoke has severely worsened air quality in Manaus, a city of 2.3 million people, and authorities shuttered public schools on Friday.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

The French carrier said charges of $753 per 20-foot container on shipments to the manufacturing hub are due to start Sept. 6, with fees on shipments out of Manaus to start about a month later.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 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

The temperatures are expected to reach these blistering heights primarily in the Central West region, which includes large cities like Brasília, Manaus and Belo Horizonte.

From Salon ● Sep. 3, 2024

English-language maps usually put Manaus at the meeting of the Negro and the Solimoes, with the latter changing its name back to Amazon upstream.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

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