answersLogoWhite

0

It is the most populous city in the Amazon, according to the IBGE, one of the best known Brazilian cities worldwide, mainly by its potential for tourism and for ecotourism, and the tenth largest tourist destination in Brasil.Manaus belongs to the middle region and the Central Amazonian the micro-region homonymous. It is notable for its cultural and architectural heritage, with numerous temples, palaces, museums, theaters, libraries and universities. It is located in the extreme north of the country, 3,490 km from the capital, Brasília.

Sixth richest city in Brazil, the city has the largest metropolitan area in the north and the tenth in Brazil, with 2,210,825 inhabitants (IBGE/2010). Currently reside in Manaus (2010) 1,803,000 persons, while the seventh most populous city in Brazil. The city gradually increased its participation in the Brazilian gross domestic product in recent years, rising to account for 1.4% of the country's economy. In the ranking of the magazine America Economía, Manaus appears as one of the 50 best cities for doing business in Latin America, ahead of countries such as the capital San Salvador, Caracas and La Paz The steady growth of Manaus trying to establish himself as one of the cities most important has not gone unnoticed. In 2008, the World Cities Study Group and Network (GaWC), the United Kingdom, included the city name on a list of cities ranked by their economic, cultural and political events and historical sites. [19] The city was ranked in the same category of other metropolitan areas in the world of great prominence, as Ankara, Salt Lake City, Tashkent, Marseille and Durban, and the city was above others such as Tijuana, Seville, Libreville and Halifax

User Avatar

Wiki User

14y ago

What else can I help you with?