MANAUS

Mercado Aldolfo Lisboa

The City

Well, Manaus is a very interesting city, starting for the fact that is located in the middle of Amazon. The major fact is that Manaus is a huge center of industry in north region and pulse in this way. Also economy is robust and gives another features for a city that in the past 200 hundred years was simple and pacific. Nowadays the metropolis of Manaus is more like a ordinary big town with great problems in transportation and still almost isolated by land. There’s just few roads linking small cities in Amazonas’s state. However we must to remember the natural part which we all are really interested is magnific and paramount.

The Night

There is so many things to do in Manaus, for example every wednesday, there is Tacacá na Bossa, in São Sebastião square, it’s very close to the Teatro Amazonas and you can enjoy local artist specially playing music but sometimes theater. You also can enjoy some beers in Armando Bar located the other side of the square or even goes to Caldeira Bar to listen and dance a hot Samba. Around the central region there is other options like Arte e Fato and O Chefão, both more into a pub style, the entrance is more or less R$ 20,00 reais but worth. To end the night you can go to Porão do Alemão it’s a rock bar, Jack n’Blues, rock, blues and jazz. If you want something more quiet  Ponta Negra is the tip, there’s music, sushi, pizza and so  on ,it’s 30 minutes from the center by taxi. In the Sundays there’s a very nice reggae in Aomirante Bar, it starts 17hr until 00:00hrs.  

The Tourism

Personally working one year in this field I think that there’s so many things to do but the city doesn’t help  it self , I mean the state of Amazonas and its policies. About what to do here as tourism you must to know Presidente Figueiredo and the waterfalls, Novo Airão and the pink dolphins, , rapel in Presidente Figueiredo, meeting of the Waters, Adolfo Lisboa Market, Palácio Rio Negro e Teatro Amazonas. If you have time spend a night in Ariaú Towers or Amazon Ecopark. It’s also possible to fish in a private tour or a more specific agenda. I recommend Gero Tours and Amazon Explorers for daily tours, for big tours with a great amount of people I recommend Anavilhanas Eco Turismo, every one with decades working with tourism in this region.

The Hotels/Hostels

In Manaus there’s a large range of hotels and hostels. About hotel I can recommend Ceasar Business, Amazônia Tower Hotel and Boutique Hotel Casa Teatro for something formal. About hostel the good ones is, Hostel Manaus, Gol Backpackers and Manaus Hostel.

Sairé Festival

The Sairé Festival already exists through 300 years and is an annual event that happen in September in Santarém, in the village of Alter do Chão. The festival features two stages, the first is the second most important and religious for the villagers, because tells the religious stories of the amazonic region and revives the opulence of ancient times, not to mention the prestige given to the most ancient and traditional group "Espanta Cão", still follows a beautiful procession of people full of colors and music. The second part is more modern and it's a kind of carnival of the Amazon which tells the story of the "Boto Tucuxi" and "Boto cor de Rosa", as traditional in the village.
The festival attracts more and more tourists, as this event brings in addition to the dolphins, the national attractions very apreciated. causing it to extend their stay for another day.
in the present year the Festival of Sairé will happen in 15 still 19 of september. Enjoy
more information here:
http://notapajos.globo.com/lernoticias.asp?id=7188

Ilha do Marajó? how to arrive?

To get to Marajo Island, the tourist will be required to go through Belém, The best way to reach it is by plane,if you come from other regions of Brazil.You'll have to move to Docas do Pará Company Terminal. The trip takes three hours to Porto Camara,this trip is very amazing. Already in Icoroaci, leaving ferries that take more or less the same time to reach the Porto Camara.

There is a bus line that runs alongside the airport and go to Docas do Pará Terminal (10 or warehouse of Docas do Pará Company), the 634 - and MAREX / ARSENAL. Notice if there is on the windshield plate "CENTER" to travel past the edge of Belém, around the Bay and Bay of passing through the port warehouses.

Once you get to Porto Camara, without the tourist vehicle you'll with dozens of bus lines that go basicaly to three places: Salvaterra, Soure, Arari's Waterfall. So you must to take what interest to you,after that, all buses will ferry the next arrival, because there is no regular line to this location.
Some 31 km to Soure and just over 25 km to Salvaterra. Between the two cities there is a ferry operating frequency, but remains in operation up to 19h and on Sunday until 18h. However, there are small boats that make the river crossing, and work 24 hours. Otherwise go through alone, the boat leaves on time.

Be clever for the prices, bargain man!

Some explanations about the Brazilian Amazon!

Do not be afraid to travel and see. Alligators, snakes, spiders etc?.

They live in their natural environment and of course you will not find animals like this in the street, if you really want to see animals, you must to do small excurssions or in the jungle trails that are a little far from the cities. Between Belém, Manaus and Santarém many people live in large cities, for example Belém is the second most important metropolis from the north region of the country with a population of 2.058.191 million and not get behind the cities of Manaus with 2,168,870 inhabitants, and Santarém with 300,000 inhabitants, these cities have much importance in view of the economic and touristic of the North region.

Alguns esclarecimentos a cerca da Amazônia Brasileira! não tenha medo de viajar e conhecer. Jacarés, Cobras, Aranhas etc ??. Vivem no seu ambiente natural e é claro que você não vai encontrar com animais como esse pela rua, se você quer mesmo encontrar animais em ambiente natural terá de fazer expedições ou pequenas trilhas na selva que ficam um pouco longe das cidades. Entre Belém, Manaus e Santarém vivem muitas pessoas em grandes cidades, Belém por exemplo é a segunda metrópole e a mais importante da região Norte do país com a população de 2.058.191 e não ficam atras as cidades de Manaus com 2.168.870 habitantes, e Santarém com 300.000 habitantes, essas cidades tem muita importância no ponto de vista turístico e econômico da região Norte. 

What better place to stay in Alter do Chão and nearby?

Are you looking for jungle trip? and a guide, good prices? If you’re looking for Jungle trips and other things like thats Santarém is perfect! because you will stay for the minimum two days living inside the forest and it’ll be a great experience. A good way to go to the Tapajós National Forest is if you are search for some family in this reserve, because if just to go directly you’ll need something like a pass to entrance, there is a regulation of IBAMA, to use this place.
 

In Alter do Chão a very nice place to stay is Albergue da Floresta, a bit far from the center. There you’ll find a hammock place and rooms, this is the Lonely’s Planet tip!! They have nice prices for those who want to stay for longer!

More informations: www.alberguedafloresta-alterdochao.blogspot.com
Email: alberguedafloresta@hotmail.com

In Flona the tip is talk to Socorro or Iracildo (bata) this is a cool family which performs small trips inside the forest, they shall give you everything you need include in their prices! Even IBAMA entrances! Number: (93) 9127-5353

Are there buses to Alter do Chão?

Yes, the bus to Alter leave in each hour from a lot of points of the city ! the main points are, São Sebastião and Tiradentes Square, another point is Rui Barbosa Avenue. If you arrive in Santarém by the “Docas do Pará Company” you have to take a Taxi or Moto-taxi to the bus stops or leave the place walking… the prices are more or less expensive and the tip is take a moto taxi is very good if you’re alone. The price of bus is around R$ 2,50 reais.

Bus schedules.

How to arrive in Santarém?

So if you are in Belém or Manaus you can take a boat to Santarém it's very easy and cheap!
The price is good if you don’t want to pay the expensive price of a flight!
However the boat trip is nice because you'll have the direct contact with the natural surroundings. In another words you’ll cross the Amazon by boat!

If you're on Belém you must go to the "Compania Docas do Pará" there you'll buy your tickets to the boat and have all informations about the time and date to the travel.

The prices?Is something around R$ 120,00 Reais off season, probably you will pay the triple for the flight!!! In fact, Brazil still expensive travel by airplane.

Internacional Airport of Belém - Val de Cans
Address: Av. Júlio César s/n°, Val de Cans
Phone: (91) 3210-6000
www.infraero.gov.br/aero_prev_home.php?ai=68

If you are in Manaus you'll must to go directly to the "Terminal Fluvial RODOWAY" and it's the same, there you'll have all infos about your trip to Santarém or Belém and the prices is almost the same.
The boats leave almost every day! If you’re going directly from Manaus to Belém the boat leave each Wednesday at 16:00. There is no boats available sunday.

International Airport of Manaus - Eduardo Gomes
Address: Avenida Santos Dumont, 1350 - Tarumã, Manaus - AM, 69049-600
Code: MAO
Elevation: 80 m
Phone: (92) 3652-1210

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