Manaus is a city in Brazil, the capital of Amazonas state. It is situated at the confluence of the Negro and Solimões rivers. It is the most populous city of Amazonas, according to the statistics of Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics and is a popular ecotourism destination. Manaus belongs to mesoregion Center Amazonense and microregion Manaus. It is located in northern Brazil, 1,932 kilometers from the federal capital, Brasília.
The city was founded in 1669 as the Fort of Sao Jose do Rio Negro. It was elevated to a town in 1832 with the name of "Manaus", which means "mother of the gods" in tribute to the indigenous nation of Manaós, and legally transformed into a city on October 24 of 1848 with the name of Cidade Da Barra do Rio Negro, portuguese for "The City of the Margins of River Negro". Only on September 4 of 1856 did it revert to its current name.
Was known at the beginning of the century, the golden era of rubber. At that time it was known as Heart of the Amazon and City of the Forest. Currently its main economic engine is the Industrial Pole of Manaus in large part responsible for the fact that the city holds 7 largest GDP of the country today.
The city was founded in 1669 as the Fort of Sao Jose do Rio Negro. It was elevated to a town in 1832 with the name of "Manaus", which means "mother of the gods" in tribute to the indigenous nation of Manaós, and legally transformed into a city on October 24 of 1848 with the name of Cidade Da Barra do Rio Negro, portuguese for "The City of the Margins of River Negro". Only on September 4 of 1856 did it revert to its current name.
Was known at the beginning of the century, the golden era of rubber. At that time it was known as Heart of the Amazon and City of the Forest. Currently its main economic engine is the Industrial Pole of Manaus in large part responsible for the fact that the city holds 7 largest GDP of the country today.
It it the second largest metropolitan area in northern Brazil and the twelfth in all of Brazil, with 2,006,870 inhabitants (IBGE / 2008). The population at 2008 was of 1.71 million people and it is the eighth most populous city of Brazil according to data from Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, the IBGE. The city gradually increased its participation in the GDP of Brazil in recent years, rising to account for 1.4% of the economy of the country. Currently, the city is one of 12 most influential cities of Brazil. Manaus alone represents 10.89% of the population of the whole North Region of Brazil and 49.9% of the population of Amazon.
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