| File number: brcb0341 © South American Pictures/ Tony Morrison Brazil: Manaus lies on the eastern side of the River Negro, a major tributary of the Amazon and some 1000 miles from Atlantic ocean. The Manaus Opera House, or Teatro Amazonas, was completed in 1896 during the Rubber Boom that brought great affluence to the city. It has been renovated several times since, and today hosts regular performances of opera, theatre and ballet. |
