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4 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Manaus, Brazil

Updated December 15, 2021

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Matrinxã mujeca (a fish soup) with local chilis and chili sauce.

The Trailblazing Brazilian Restaurant Serving a Taste of the Amazon

Studying anthropology inspired a husband-wife team to ignore mockery and share their native foods.
by Rafael Tonon
Houses of the “Floating City,” located in front of the city of Manaus, on the Rio Negro, in the 1960s.

The Life and Death of the ‘Floating City’ of Manaus

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Deusdete Fonseca, a member of the Quilombo do Barranco de São Benedito, in 2014.

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