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Manaus

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Ma·naus  (m-nous, mä-)
A city of northwest Brazil on the Río Negro near its junction with the Amazon River. Founded in the 1660s, Manaus was a prosperous center of the wild-rubber trade in the late 19th century and today is the chief commercial hub of the upper Amazon basin. Population: 1,630,000.
Manaus, Manáos (Portuguese) [məˈnaus]
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(Placename) a port in N Brazil, capital of Amazonas state, on the Rio Negro 19 km (12 miles) above its confluence with the Amazon: chief commercial centre of the Amazon basin. Pop. conurbation: 1 394 724 (2000)
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