Manaus is situated on the Rio Negro (means Black River), just 10 kilometres upstream from the point this river meets the Solimoes to form the Amazon (Rio Amazonas). When in the area you should pay a visit to this point for the mingling of black and yellow water from the two rivers is really a sight worth seeing.

The city boomed due to the richness from the nearby rubber plants that used this place to trade latex. When the rubber business came into decline due to synthetic alternatives, the city fell into decline.

Flights to Manaus

It now has a population over one and a half million people. Situated in the middle of the Amazon rain forest it serves as a travel hub and a distribution centre for the river areas of the upper Amazon. It is thriving river harbour as well as the major destination on the highway from the south. You will be impressed by the vast number of river vessels of all shapes and sizes that ply their way from here to every township up and down this great river. Manaus is also the furthest point along the Amazon's deep-water channel, which allows huge ocean liners to come the 2,000-km/1,250 miles upstream from the Atlantic.

Flights to Manaus with Copa Airlines

Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes International Airport is located 14km north of Manaus, Amazonas in Brazil. The airport is named in honour of the Brazilian politician and military figure Eduardo Gomes (1896-1981). In 2009, the airport was ranked 14th in terms of passengers, 19th in terms of aircraft operations, and 3rd in terms of cargo in Brazil, placing it amongst the busiest airports in the country. Copa Airlines is operating flights to Manaus and Panama City.

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