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Municipality of Amazonas, Brazil
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Manacapuru is a city of 102,000 people (2020) on the banks of the Solimões River in Amazonas. Manacapuru is one of the biggest tourist destinations in the Amazon , receiving a large number of tourists who visit the nearby beaches, lakes and streams, which have several jungle hotels.
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Manacapuru is also known for its folklore festival; the city is known for its cirandas, associations that play a typical local style of music, and present competitive parades. The Festival de Ciranda de Manacapuru takes place every year at the city's Cirandódromo, located in Parque do Ingá, usually on the last weekend of August or early September. The Festival de Ciranda de Manacapuru is one of the largest in the state of Amazonas and in the Northern Region of Brazil, receiving 50-90,000 tourists every year.
Quite comfy and clean. Decent breakfast and in-house restaurant
By car
Access from Manaus is done mainly by the AM-070 where the Jornalista Phelippe Daou Bridge is located. The trip takes about an hour by car.
All walkable. Mototaxis at R$ 2.50 within the city. Taxis charge up to R$ 10.
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