General Information

Area: 1.577.820,2 square kilometers
Population: 2.320.221 inhabitants (1995)
Capital: Manaus
Main cities: Manacapuru, Parintins, Itacoatiara and Tefé
Holidays: 24 october and 8 december (Nossa Senhora da Conceição)
Main Products: agricultural (cassava, rice, beans), extractive (timber, rubber, nuts, guarana), fishing and mining (cassiterite).
Main Industries: electronic, mechanical and transportation.

Useful Information
Telephone Calls
The code for the state is (+92)
Time Zone
The center-east of the state differs by (-1) hour in relation to Brasilia time. In the far west of the state the difference is (-2) hours. When daylight savings time is in effect in the center-south of Brazil, these differences are (-2) and (-3) hours, respectively.
Manaus Airport
Aeroporto Internacional Eduardo Gomes Tel: (092) 621-1210
Air taxi
Lider - (+92) 621-1452
Taba - (+92) 621-1519
Rádio-táxi
(+92) 633-3211 or 621-1544
Car rent
Localiza - (+92) 233-4141 e 621-1176 (airport)
Rua Recife, 2340
Medical Service
Beneficência Portuguesa
Tel.: (+92) 622-3939
Av. Joaquim Nabuco, 1359


Lodging
(Manaus / Hotels in the forest)
MANAUS
The Hotel Tropical is the most luxurious in Manaus. It is located by the river and near the forest, farther from the center of the city. Other hotels also have a good structure for tourism and business.

Tropical Manaus
Estrada da Ponte Negra (18 km of citycenter)
Tel.: (092) 658-5000
Fax: (092) 658-5026

Novotel
Av. Mandii 4, Bola da Suframa
Tel: (092) 237-1211
Fax: (092) 237-1094

Best Western Manaus (Hotel Lord)
Rua Marcílio Dias, 217 (centro)
Tel: (092) 622-2844
Fax: (092) 622-2576

Taj Mahal (citycenter)
Av. Getúlio Vargas, 741
Tel: (092) 633-1010
Fax: (092) 233-0068

Da Vinci
Rua Belo Horizonte, 240 - Anápolis
Tel: (092) 663-1213
Fax: (092) 611-3721

HOTELS IN THE FOREST - LODGES

Ariaú Amazon Towers Hotel
The only hotel complex in the canopy of the trees of the forest, located 55 kilometers from Manaus (1½ hours by boat), on the right bank of the Rio Negro, at the start of the Anavilhanas Archipelago.
Inaugurated in 1988, it now has 210 rooms, an auditorium, an amphitheater and a heliport. Especially visited by groups and excursions.
Tels: Manaus (92) 800-5000 or 232-4160.
Rio de Janeiro: (21) 234-8779
http://www.ariautowers.com.br
This site presents location, information, packages and fares; and permits on-line reservations. With maps and photos. In English and Portuguese.

Acajatuba Jungle Lodge
Located on the bank of a bayou of the Acajutuba River, near the Anavilhanas Archipelago, 60 kilometers from Manaus (3 hours by boat).
Tel: (92) 233-7642 (hotel) or (92) 232-9492 (office)

Aldeia dos Lagos
Located 300 kilometers from Manaus (4½ hours by boat)
Tel: (92) 651-2127 or 528-2124

Amazonas Resort
Located in the municipality of Itacoatiara, 160 kilometers from Manaus (2 hours by car).
Tel: (92) 633-3227

Amazon Ecopark Lodge
Located on the bank of a bayou of the Tarumã-Açu River, 20 kilometers from Manaus.
Tel: (92) 656-6101

Amazon Lodge
Located on Lake Juma, 80 kilometers south of Manaus (4 hours by boat).
Tel: Manaus (92) 656-3357; Rio de Janeiro (21) 286-5566
Fax: (92) 656-6101
This is the best and most exclusive option for "jungle tourism" in the region.

Amazon Swiss Lodge
Located in the municipality of Silves, on the banks of the Urubu River, 182 kilometers from Manaus (30 minutes by boat or 2½ hours by car).
Tel: (92) 633-2322

Amazon Village
Located on the banks of the Rabicho bayou, at lake Puraquequara, 30 kilometers from Manaus (2½ hours by boat).
Tel: Rio de Janeiro (21) 283-0902/ Manaus (92) 633-1444

Apurissawa Jungle Lodge
Located on the banks of the Cuieiras River, 80 kilometers from Manaus (5 hours by boat).
Tel: (92) 234-5860

Ilha dos Reis
Located in the municipality of São Gabriel da Cachoeira, 850 kilometers from Manaus (3 days by boat or 2½ hours by plane + 25 minutes by car).
Tel: Manaus (92) 656-5464 or 656-3357; Rio de Janeiro (21) 286-5566
Fax: (92) 656-6101

Lago Salvador Lodge
Located in the municipality of Iranduba, on the banks of Lake Salvador (a tributary of the Rio Negro), 40 minutes by boat from Manaus.
Tel: (92) 658-5000 or 659-5119
Fax: (92) 658-4221

Pousada dos Guanavenas
Located at Lake Canaçari, in the municipality of Silves - an island 270 kilometers from Manaus (3 hours by car + 1½ hour by motorboat).
Tel: (92) 656-1500 or 656-3656

Rain Forest Lodge
Located at Lake Janaucá, 55 kilometers from Manaus (3½ hours by boat).
Tel: (92) 233-9182

Terra Verde Lodge
Located on the São Francisco farm, on the banks of the Tiririca River, in the municipality of Manacapuru, 47 kilometers from Manaus (2½ hours by boat or 30 minutes by ferryboat + 1 hour by car).
Tel: (92) 622-7305 or 622-3446, ext. 304


Transportation
Highways providing access| River transport | Air transport
Air transport
Cities served by air connections
Barcelos: Rico
Bittencourt: Rico
Borba: Rico andTaba
Carauari: Rico and Tavaj
Coari: Rico
Eirunepé: Rico and Tavaj
Fonte Boa: Rico
Humaitá: Rico
Ipiranga: Rico
Lábrea: Rico and Tavaj
Manaus: Rico, Transbrasil, Varig, Penta, Tavaj, Vasp, Taba, United Airlines. Lloyd Boliviano, Tam and Ecuatoriana
Mauês: Rico and Taba
Novo Aripuanã: Rico
Parintins: Penta, Rico and Tavaj
Santa Isabel do Rio Negro: Rico
São Gabriel da Cachoeira: Rico and Tavaj
Tabatinga: Rico and Varig
Tefé: Rico, Tavaj and Varig

Companies
ECUATORIANA - Toll Free: 0 800 998277
LLOYD AÉREO BOLIVIANO - (092) 621-1188/232-7701
PENTA - (091) 522-2857/6719 #336633
TABA - (092) 633-3838
TAM - (092) 233-7744
TAVAJ -(092) 800-6999
TRANSBRASIL - (092) 621-1355/622-3462
UNITED AIRLINES - Toll Free: 0 800 162323
VARIG - (092) 622-3161/651-3623
VASP - (092) 622-3470/621-1355

River Transport
Frequency of departure of regional craft from the port of Manaus.
The companies serve meals to the passengers.

Barco Cristo Rei
Departures Fridays.
To: Parintins, Nova Olinda, Borba, Novo Aripuanã, Manicoré, Humaitá, Porto Velho (RO).

Barco Jean Filho
Departures Tuesdays.
To: Codajás, Coari e Tefé.

Barco Almirante Monteiro
Departures Fridays.
To: Fonte Boa, Foz do Jutaí, Tocantins, Amaturá, Sto Antônio do Içá, São Paulo de Olivença, Benjamin Constant and Tabatinga.

Barco Santos Reis II
Departures every 2 weeks.
To: Beruri, Tapauá, Canutama e Lábrea.

Barco Nádson Jeane VI
Departures Tuesdays.
To: Santarém.

Barco Santarém
Departures Wednesdays.
To: Belém


Tourist Attractions
Parintins Festival
The festival brings together ca. 35 to 50,000 tourists every year, and is considered the biggest cultural event in the Amazon; it takes place at the end of June and lasts 3 to 4 days.

Look at this: Tourists enjoy the Festival of the Bumbá, published by the newspaper A Crítica, Manaus (AM), 27 January 2000

"The Site of the Ox (Boi)"
Presents information on the Parintins Festival: How to get there (Flights: Information on schedules, prices and reservations on flights from Manaus to Parintins for the 1999 festival, via Penta airlines), When to go, Attractions, Shopping, Lodging (some addresses of hotels and lodges, with options for staying on boats or in local people's homes), Restaurants, Tourist Agencies, Airplanes / Boats, Taxis, Infrastructure, Hospitals (list of hospitals and clinics, in case of emergencies), History and Geography (maps, including the center of Parintins), Economy, Police, Post Office, Telephone. Music: plays the tunes of the "oxen" on line.
http://parintins.com/
A very well organized site, with everything necessary to get to the Parintins Festival. Beautiful photos, fast, with tips for the tourist, advice, notices, etc.

How to contact the two schools of the "boi" (ox) festival
Cidade Garantido (092) 533-1201
Escritório do Caprichoso (092) 533-1023

http://www.viverde.com.br/parintins.html
Information and packages for participating in the presentation of the Caprichoso and Garantido Amazonas Bumbás (festivities).

http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/4766
A site on the state, covering nature, culture, folklore, culinary arts and leisure.

MANAUS
http://www.estado.com.br/edicao/especial/amazonia/capa.html
A special on-line edition of the Agência Estado about Manaus.

Free Trade Area (FTA) of Tabatinga
http://www.suframa.gov.br/alc.htm (também em Economia)
History, geography, FTA's, taxation, tourism, economy.


Travel Agencies and Operators
Parintins / Manaus
PARINTINS
Amazon Explorers Viagens e Turismo
Rua Nhamundá, 21 Praça N.S. Auxiliadora
(092) 633-3319 / 633-2075.
Packages with lodging, air fare and a regional breakfast. Price per person beginning at 3 x R$280,00.
E-mail: amazonexplorers@internext.com.br
The site permits on-line reservations with payment in full or in three monthly payments, with a credit card.

Agência Presta
Rua Rui Barbosa, 2118 - Centro

Cabocla Viagens e Turismo Ltda
Rua Getúlio Vargas, 2059 - Centro
Fone: (092) 533-1383 / 3505 - Fax: (092) 533-1209

Tupã Viagens e Turismo
Av. Nações Unidas, 532 - Centro
Fone: (092) 533-1448
Fax: (092) 533-2666

Tupinambarana Turismo
Rua Agostinho Cunha, 2052 - São Vicente de Paula
Fone/Fax: (092) 533-2737

MANAUS
Alternatur Amazônia Turismo Ltda.
Rua Coronel Salgado 63, Aparecida
69010-450 - Manaus - Amazonas - Brasil
Telefone: 55 - 92 - 234 5915
Fax: 55 - 92 - 633 70 94
E-mail: alternatur@internext.com.br
Website: http://www.internext.com.br/alternatur/alter01.html
Site em inglês e francês

Australian and Amazonian Adventures
www.amazonadventures.com
Jim McDaniel & Teresa Austin
2711 Market Garden Austin, TX 78745
(512)443-5393 fax-(512)442-8515
e-mail jmc12@amazonadventures.com


Shopping
Free Zone of Manaus
The Free Trade Zone for imports and exports, created in 1957. Mainly electrical and electronic appliances and household utilities. Check before hand with your airline regarding weight and purchase amount limits.