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Arrival and information
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Try to avoid arriving on a Sunday, when the city is very quiet, with few places open. If you arrive in Manaus by river, your
boat
will dock right in the heart of the city, either by the Mercado Municipal or a short way along in the floating port. If you're arriving from Peru or Colombia, don't forget to have your passport stamped at the Customs House, if you haven't already done so in Tabatinga. The
RodoviA?ria
(tel 092/236-3409) is some 10km north of the centre: #306 buses run every twenty minutes down Avenida Constantino Nery, two streets from the bus station, to PraA§a da Matriz in the heart of town, or taxis cost around $10. The
airport
(Aeroporto de Eduardo Gomes; tel 092/652-1212 or 654-2044) is on Avenida Santos Dumont, 17km from town in the same direction. It is also served by bus #306 (first bus 5.30am, last bus around midnight; 40min); alternatively, take a taxi (around $15) or the 24-hour airport transfer minibus run by Geraldo Neto Mesquita (tel 092/232-9416 or mobile 983-6273; from $10).
The main EMAMTUR
tourist office
is next to the PalA?cio da Cultura at Av. Sete de Setembro 1546 (Mon-Fri 8am-6pm, Sat 8am-1pm; tel 092/633-2983 or 633-2850), and has a huge range of brochures, maps and information packs about Manaus and Amazonas. There is also an EMAMTUR agent at the airport (daily 8am-8pm; tel 092/652-1120), and a Fumtur office at Rua Bernardo Ramos 173 (Mon-Sat 9am-6pm; tel 092/622-4925), both of which also have reasonable brochures and some hotel information. Other useful information
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Brazil,
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