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Municipality of Amazonas, Brazil
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Tefé is a town in Amazonas, Brazil. It is about 525 km by air or 595 km by river to the west of Manaus on the south bank of the Solimões River (the upper Amazon), on the lake formed by the mouth of the Tefé River. It had a population of 87,000 in 2020. Tefé is the major starting point for trips into the Mamiraua Reserve.
Overlooks Lake Tefé.
By boat
From Manaus, departing from Porto de Manaus - Estação Hidroviária do Amazonas (rua Taqueirinha nr. 25). Cost about R$ 150.
By plane
Azul operates flights from Manaus to Tefé Airport. Flights are 1 or 1½ hours.
Tefé is a small town in the countryside of the Amazon. To get around, one can hire a mototaxi, which costs around $3,00 reais one way.
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