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Manaus' metropolitan church which has a cathedral museum dealing with Catholic relics and the pope's visit to Manaus. Outside the church centerpiece is Osvaldo Cruz Plaza with the Municipal clocktower and obelisk gracing Av Eduardo Ribeiro.
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Amazonas Public Library
This eyecatching building was constructed in 1910 in the neoclassical style, with marble, chandeliers, and skylights from England. During the times of the rubber boom, the library was frequented by the elites of Manaus. Then, with the fall of that the library also fell into disrepair and tragically was consumed in a conflagration that left only 60 books. But it has since been restored.
Museu da Cidade de Manaus (Paço da Liberdade)
A relatively new showcase about the city, its people, and local foods and culture. The architectural exterior and interior of the building is quite opulent in itself, as is the Rio Branco Palace, which is the state assembly building, just to the south.
Eclectic place with cinema, bossa nova performances, reading library, free-roaming kittens, artwork.
Just a small museum with an array of relics about this region of the Amazon. In a pretty pink historical mansion. Limited hours.
Heliodoro Balbi Square
Leafy plaza that is abutted by the Provincial Palace and Police Square.
Original home of first Afro-Brazilian governor of Amazonas state who made modern Manaus.