Manaus is the capital city of the state of Amazonia’s, and is entirely surrounded by the Brazilian Amazon Rain Forest.  Brazil is a big country, with many different landscapes; if you want to see a Brazil with huge trees, wide rivers, colourful birds, exotic food, then you should come to Manaus.

Manaus is also rather surprisingly something of a prominent port for shipping, despite the fact that it is roughly 1,500 km / 932 miles from the actual Atlantic Ocean. Visitors spending time in Manaus will discover a giant city with many truly impressive attractions.