Manaus
Jungle city, Brazil
Manaus is a city in northwestern Brazil, the capital of Amazonas state, situated at the confluence of the Negro and Amazon rivers.
It serves as the commercial hub of the Amazon basin, accessible to ocean vessels despite lying a thousand miles inland.
The city boomed during the late 19th-century rubber trade, leaving ornate architecture like the famous opera house, then declined when Asian plantations undercut Brazilian rubber.
Meeting point of streams
- tributariesStreams joining larger rivers
- basinConcave water receptacle
- riverineOf or by streams
- freshwaterNon-saline aquatic environment
jungle · canopy · biodiversity · ecosystem · flora · fauna · habitat · indigenous
Large important city
- urbanPertaining to cities
- capitalWealth used for investment
- municipalityLocal governing district
- infrastructureBasic physical systems
downtown · plaza · avenue · population · demographics · cosmopolitan · skyline · neighborhood
Safe anchorage for ships
- dockMooring structure at water's edge
- wharfShip docking structure
- cargoTransported goods
- freightGoods being transported
vessels · shipping · terminal · waterfront · riverboat · ferry · mooring · anchorage
Industrial product creation
- electronicsStudy of circuits
- assemblyConstructing from components
- factoryIndustrial production facility
- productionMaking or generating something
export · motorcycle · employment · workforce · economy · corporation · technology · plant
confluence
Meeting point of streams
- tributariesStreams joining larger rivers
- basinConcave water receptacle
- riverineOf or by streams
freshwater · jungle · canopy · biodiversity · ecosystem · flora · fauna · habitat · indigenous · expedition
metropolis
Large important city
- urbanPertaining to cities
- capitalWealth used for investment
- municipalityLocal governing district
infrastructure · downtown · plaza · avenue · population · demographics · cosmopolitan · skyline · neighborhood · traffic
harbor
Safe anchorage for ships
freight · vessels · shipping · terminal · waterfront · riverboat · ferry · mooring · anchorage · trade
manufacturing
Industrial product creation
- electronicsStudy of circuits
- assemblyConstructing from components
- factoryIndustrial production facility
production · export · motorcycle · employment · workforce · economy · corporation · technology · plant · automation