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Postcards from the Transition

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Tag: Manaus

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In the Shadow of the City

March 3, 2015January 23, 2016 Rich McClear

March 1, 2014 Manaus, Brazil Manaus is the starting point for treks into the Amazon rainforest.  It sits were Rio Negro flows into Rio Amazon.  The Amazon is swift, muddy, coffee colored, and cooler than the Negro.  Rio Negro is … Continue reading In the Shadow of the City

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Jungle Metropolis

March 3, 2015January 23, 2016 Rich McClear

March 1, 2014 Manaus, Brazil We’ve just finished two days in Manaus, the largest city in the Amazon basin.  Manaus started as a mission station and a military base to reinforce Portugal’s and then Brazil’s claim on the region.  I … Continue reading Jungle Metropolis

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A Pleasant Anachronism or Nintindo in the Jungle.

March 2, 2015April 7, 2025 Rich McClear

February 28, Manaus, Brazil It’s a pleasant anachronism.  The Manaus Opera House (Theater of the Amazon) was built by the Rubber Barons at the end of the 19th century.  The house is decadent; angels, theatrical masks, a painted curtain and … Continue reading A Pleasant Anachronism or Nintindo in the Jungle.

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