Sights & Attractions in The Amazon

Top Attractions

Name	Category	Location

Basílica de Nossa Senhora de Nazaré It's hard to miss this opulent Roman-style basilica. Not only...	Museums / Galleries, Religious Sites	Belém

Casa das Onze Janelas At the end of the 18th century, sugar baron Domingos da Costa...	Museums / Galleries	Belém

Estação das Docas Next to Ver-o-Peso market on the river, three former warehouses...	Marinas / Piers	Belém

Forte do Presépio Founded January 12, 1616, this fort is considered Belém's...	Military Sites	Belém

INPA-Bosque da Ciência Used as a research station for the INPA (Instituto Nacional de...	Nature Preserves	Manaus


Mangal das Garças City beautification efforts to increase tourism and encourage...	Parks	Belém

Meeting of the Waters This natural phenomenon is one of the area's biggest tourist...	Nature Preserves	Manaus

Mini-Zoo do CIGS Dozens of animals native to the Amazon live at this 5-acre zoo...	Zoos / Aquariums	Manaus

Museu de Arte Sacra A guided tour (call 48 hours in advance to reserve an English-speaking...	Museums / Galleries	Belém

Museu do Índio The Indian Museum is maintained by Salesian Sisters, an order...	Museums / Galleries	Manaus

Museu Emílio Goeldi Founded by a naturalist and a group of intellectuals in 1866...	Museums / Galleries	Belém

Museu Histórico do Estado do Pará The Pará State Museum is in the sumptuous Palácio...	Museums / Galleries	Belém

Palácio Rio Negro The extravagant Rio Negro Palace was built at the end of the...	Museums / Galleries, Houses / Mansions	Manaus

Teatro Amazonas Operas and other events are presented regularly. Monday-evening...	Arts / Performance Venues	Manaus

Teatro da Paz A complete renovation of this 1878 neoclassical theater was finished...	Arts / Performance Venues	Belém

Usina Chaminé Transformed from a sewage-treatment plant that never functioned...	Museums / Galleries	Manaus

Ver-o-Peso Its name literally meaning "see the weight" (a throwback to the...	Markets / Bazaars	Belém
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