The Manaus Free Trade Zone (ZFM) was idealized by Federal Congressman Francisco Pereira da Silva and created by Law No. 3,173 of June 6, 1957, as a Free Port. What is the Manaus Free Trade Zone Project? The Manaus Free Trade Zone (ZFM) is a development model ...
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The Father of Biopiracy
Book tells the story of the theft of rubber tree seeds from Brazil "By this time, the legend of Henry Wickham had become iconic, and his deception in the service of queen and country was part of the stories of the Empire. In newspapers and magazine, his wrinkled, sunburned face looked on in ...
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From the forest's rubber plantations to the construction of cosmopolitan cities, latex is the flagship of the Brazilian economy between the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. Natural and produced from the sap of a tree called rubber tree (Hevea brasiliensis), rubber was responsible for writing part of Brazil's history, ...
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Main news portals in the State of Amazonas
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Check out some of the main official pages (websites) of Manaus and the State of Amazonas. Manaus City Hall: manaus.am.gov.br/ City Council: cmm.am.gov.br/ Amazonas State Government: amazonas.am.gov.br/ Amazonas State Legislative Assembly: ale.am.gov.br/ Amazon Association of Municipalities: www.aam.org.br/ Manauscult - Municipal Foundation of Culture, Tourism and Events: manauscult.manaus.am.gov.br/ Amazonastur - Empresa ...
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General Data of the municipality of Manaus Manaus is a historical city and port. It is located in the center of the largest rainforest in the world, near the Equator, at the confluence of the Negro and Solimões Rivers, which because of this one can check out a beautiful natural phenomenon existing in the place, known as 'Meeting of the Waters'. ...
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Manaus was built around a fortress made of clay and stones, without a moat in the middle of the 17th century. Built by the Portuguese in 1669, the São José da Barra do Rio Negro Fort served mainly to combat the troops of the Lusitanian enemies when the Amazon region became a target of ...
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1. Flag of Amazonas Consolidated by Law No. 1,513, of January 14, 1982, regulated by Decree No. 6,189, of March 10, 1982. The Amazonian flag features the colors white, blue, and red. In the blue rectangle of the Amazonas flag, 25 silver stars are applied, symbolizing ...
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The DDD range of Amazonas is represented by the numbers 92 and 97, subdivided by all regions and municipalities of the state. The area code for Manaus, capital of the state is (92). CITY STATE DDD ALVARAES AM 97 AMATURA AM 97 ANAMA AM 97 ANORI AM 97 APUI AM 97 ATALAIA DO NORTE AM ...
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A International Airport Eduardo Gomes 3652-1212 Águas do Amazonas 0800-92195 Amazonas Energia 0800-7013001 AmazonasTur - Empresa Estadual de Turismo do Amazonas 2123-3800 Anatel 1331 ANEEL 167 Agencia Nacional Saúde 0800-611997 Assembleia Legislativa do Estado do Amazonas 3183-4444 B Search and Rescue 3654-3030 C Câmara Municipal de Manaus 3303-2750 CDL - Câmara dos Dirigentes ...
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