Manaus

Local art works.

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.

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.

Just a small museum with an array of relics about this region of the Amazon. In a pretty pink historical mansion. Limited hours.

Yet another Amazonia museum, this one in a colonial house, and curated by the public university. Nice baskets and masks and caiman skull collection.

Nice promenade along the Rio Negro from which to view the river or Manaus. A chance to see some old factories and also grab a sno cone or helado from a kiosk as you catch a glorious sunset on the Amazon.

Copacabana's river counterpart, this fine sand beach has a very nice urbanized area on its back, with a large walkaway, a skateboard park, some beach volleyball fields and many food stalls. On Wednesdays and Sundays the car traffic is interrupted and locals occupy the extra space jogging, roller-skating and skateboarding. It hosts free dancing and calisthenics classes organized by the city, and some independent groups also meet there for activities, such as the slackline Mexa-se group. The adjoining neighborhood has the most expensive sq-meter in Manaus, so your açaí will cost more at Ponta Negra (around R$ 11 for 300 ml).

An aquatics sort of exhibit where you can have the chance to see turtles, otters, and even a manatee. Exhibits and demonstrations about Amazonian aquaculture. There was another place called Museu de Ciencias Naturais da Amazonia similar to this nearby that even had the mighty piarucu along with entomology and ornithology displays, but it appears to have closed down.

Formed by sedimentary rocks, surrounded by abundant vegetation. Access is by boat. The best time to visit is from August to February.

In the Guedes bayou, with cold and crystal clear water. Accessible only by boat then hiking through the forest.

The muddy Solimões and the dark-colored Negro rivers meet, and run together without mixing for a considerable length, about 4 km downstream of the city. You can book a dedicated tour for this, but when you enter/leave Manaus by boat towards Santarém/Belém, you will see it much better from the upper deck of that boat. It's about 30 to 60 minutes downstream from Manaus on a slow boat and you can easily spot it in advance due to the water being much brighter. Also in this area is a community of floating houses called Catalão that some tour operators may include as a cultural part of a package.

This roughly 3.2-km-long bridge over the Rio Negro is quite an engineering marvel that is almost certain to catch your eye.

Cultural space showing varying exhibits on Amazonian features (e.g. basket-weaving, botany, old Manaus tram car) as well as occasional performances.

A venue for indigenous people's performances and festivals and also the site of the Museu do Homen do Norte, a museum about the indigenous tribes of the area.

Another museum about the first peoples of the area, in case you are not already satisfied with the Museu do Homen do Norte.

An attractive looking government office.

Animals such as a jaguar, macaws, and monkeys. A little sad though seeing them in cages.

A relatively easy way to see a piece of the Amazon close to Manaus. Boardwalk trails, floating village, (semi?-)domesticated sloth and anaconda.

Open air museum featuring an Amazon observation tower and aquarium with piarucus.

Museum about rubber baron estate and the rubber industry in general (created from a movie set).

This zoo is run by the Brazilian army and features not only an impressive array of macaws, cats, and other species, but military vehicles too. It is probably a much more fulfilling zoological experience than the one at the Hotel Tropical.

A church that is a special part of Manaus' heritage as it came about from a wife's vow in the late 19th century to have a chapel built in appreciation for the saint who supposedly interceded for her poor severely ill husband. The church is colloquially known as Capela de Pobra Diablo. Only open every June 13th.

Cylinder-shaped church that has a following and historical significance in Manaus.

Just a big Catholic presence downtown.

LDS temple looking pretty temple-like.

Rua Dez de Julho 679, (inside Hotel 10 de Julho). Amazon Backpackers has been in business for over 15 years. They offer jungle excursions, boat trips, river tours, fishing tours and survival trips. They operate on Lake Mamori, Lake Juma, Rio Tupana and Parque Jau. They offer hotel/hostel booking and airport transfer service.

Rua 10 de julho 708- Room- 02. They organize non conventional tours with experienced tour guides. They do jungle tours to different areas of the Amazon (Juma Lake area, Tracajá, Rio Negro river)and they are specialized in Boat tours (boat with hammocks and Boat with cabins and luxury boats) exploring rivers of the Amazon. Their main goal is to show the Amazon in its authentic way. All Their jungle tours are covereds by insurance.

Ecotourism, nature and adventure travel specializing in tree climbing and boat expeditions and working with small closed groups. Follows rigid safety protocols according to the Brazilian adventure tourism standards.The trees are previously inspected and the climb sites are carefully chosen – they opt for primary forest area, which gives a better chance of observing the wildlife in its natural habitat. Multilingual guides with solid cultural background, and top quality equipment. Trips vary from 1 day to longer customized boat expeditions at the Rio Negro basin.

Amazing Tours Agency organize Rio Negro tour, boat tours, boat tickets, Amazon lodges, adventure trips, fishing trips.

Amazon jungle tour R$75 per day, boat charter R$595 per day, day tours, city tour, airport transfer, boat and bus tickets

This 131-acre park has nature trails where you might see a tamarin, sloth, agouti, or iguana, though it is subject to degradation from pollution and vandalism, as in trashed vegetation, sewage discharges, etc. But there is a charming artificial 15 m 'Tree of Life' that one can climb located here.

Eclectic place with cinema, bossa nova performances, reading library, free-roaming kittens, artwork.

Athletic club basically with basketball courts, pool, and other sorts of recreational amenities.

Water park with slides, wave pool, lazy rive — basically all the typical water park stuff out in the boonies.

Urban ecozone with trails and boardwalks and statues of animals and Indians everywhere, but unfortunately it is a bit polluted.