CULTURE

"It is a cry from the memory of Amazonas, a testimony of its cultural diversity". This is how the writer Tenório Telles, a member of the Amazon Academy of Letters, defines the work that took about ten years to organize - the updated version of "Poranduba Amazonense", by the botanist from Minas Gerais, João Barbosa Rodrigues (1842-1909). The book, which will soon be ...

How about taking the time after a day of work to visit a museum and get to know contemporary classical works or even analyze the history of Brazil through the eyes of great national and international artists? The opportunity is just a click away, because more than 1,300 works of art are already available virtually ...

The Adolpho Lisboa Municipal Market, in Manaus, was built during the rubber boom period. For being one of the main examples of iron architecture without similar in the world, it was listed as a material heritage in 1987 by Iphan. Cultural Heritage can be defined as a good (or goods) of nature ...

What is a museum? According to Law No. 11,904, of January 14, 2009, which instituted the Museum Statute, "Museums are considered, for the purposes of this Law, the non-profit institutions that preserve, investigate, communicate, interpret and exhibit, for the purposes of preservation, study, research, education, contemplation ...

City of Parintins Parintins is a Brazilian municipality in the interior of the State of Amazonas, being located in the extreme east of the State, on the banks of the Amazon River, near the State of Pará. It is distant 369 km from the capital Manaus, which is equivalent to one hour by flight, and 8 to 12 hours by boat or regional boat. The ...

Its symbol is the "heart," which is located on the forehead of the ox. Its colors are red and white. It is also known as "O Boi do Povão", "Boi da Paixão" and "Boi da Promessa". The Boi-Bumbá Garantido is one of the two Folkloric Associations that compete in the folkloric festival of the ...

Cultural Heritage of Amazonas The toada, musical genre that gives rhythm to the culture of bois-bumbás throughout the Amazon, became Cultural Heritage of Intangible Nature after approval of Bill 221/2016, the initiative of State Representative Alessandra Campêlo (PMDB). The vote took place on Thursday, April 20, in the Plenary ...

Surrounded by forests and rivers, the city of Manaus (AM) is a place with indescribable beauty. What makes everything more beautiful are the birds that cross the skies of the city, some friendly and others not so much. Check out a list of 12 birds that you have probably seen or will see in the ...

Rio Negro The Amazon Basin, the largest river basin in the world that holds almost 20% of the planet's fresh water and has the largest river, the Amazon, reserves us beautiful landscapes and natural phenomena. One of them is one of the most well-known postcards: the meeting of the Rio Negro with ...

Heritage Sites in Amazonas Partial aerial view of the Historic Center of Manaus The city of Manaus is located on the left bank of the Negro River and is the Capital of the State of Amazonas, located in the northern region of Brazil. The city has a privileged geographical position, it is located in line ...