— When we visited Manaus (Amazonas) in 2014, I made sure our hotel would be within walking distance to this majestic opera house. In fact, the view from our balcony can be seen in another entry here. On our second … Read More

— Built in the Belle Époque in the late 1800s during the rubber boom, the Amazon Theatre is an opera house in the heart of the Amazon jungle. Almost all construction materials were imported from Europe via the Amazon River: … Read More