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Visual Arts Museum Photo: Michael Dantas/SEC Created on June 18, 1965 (law no. 233), during the government of Arthur Reis, with the goal of developing, preserving and conserving the artistic and cultural heritage of the state, the Pinacoteca do Amazonas had Moacyr Couto de Andrade as its first director. ...

Casa das Artes Inaugurated on September 21, 2004, Casa das Artes aims to offer multiple cultural activities to society in order to value and create spontaneous artistic productions. It is one of the oldest houses in Largo de São Sebastião. In it lived for more than ...

The Manaus Indian Museum is the largest and most extensive museum of indigenous history in Brazil. The Museum has in its collection about three thousand pieces produced by Amazonian tribes. Among the objects are household utensils, weapons, ornaments, and musical instruments. It is maintained by the Congregation of the Sisters ...

Capela do Pobre Diabo Privately owned, its origin has several versions. We have adopted, here, the one found in the Official State Gazette of June 11, 1927. In 1875, the Portuguese Antônio José da Costa came to live in Manaus, at rua da Instalação, Centro, where he set up with José Joaquim de ...

Remedios Church The Chapel of Nossa Senhora dos Remedios was built on the site of an old Indian cemetery and was founded by Major Manoel Joaquim do Paço, who took over the government in 1818. It was destroyed by the population in 1821, in a demonstration called the Independence Revolution, to which the governor ...

Amazonian Museum The Amazonian Museum is a supplementary public body of the Federal University of Amazonas (Ufam), and acts in support of research, teaching and extension in areas fundamental to the knowledge of the Amazon and its cultures. It was created in 1975, implemented in 1989, and inaugurated in 1991. ...

The construction of the Church, under the direction of Gesualdo Machetti de Lucas, dates back to 1888. With the end of the Empire and the consequent Proclamation of the Republic, the work suffered delays due to the cutting of funds previously guaranteed by the State. The building is in neoclassical style, with some medieval elements. Many ...

Metropolitan Cathedral of Manaus First church erected after the founding of Manaus, the Matriz de Nossa Srª. da Conceição (Metropolitan Cathedral), was built in 1695 by Carmelite missionaries. It was a simple and rustic construction. The work was rebuilt by the then president of the Province, Manoel da Gama Lobo d'Almada, who enlarged ...

Praça da Saudade The Cinco de Setembro Square in Manaus, popularly known as "Praça da Saudade", was inaugurated in 1865 and was initially known as Largo da Saudade. Its limits were with the Education Institute of Amazonas (IEA) and the São José Cemetery, where today is the ...

The Paço da Liberdade is one of the most important buildings in the oldest historic site of Manaus. (Photo: Ingrid Anne/Manauscult) Paço da Liberdade The Paço da Liberdade building is located in the Historic Center of Manaus, in the old neighborhood of São Vicente. Its construction was begun in 1874 and was one of the ...