Sights & Attractions in The Amazon

Top Attractions

Sights Overview
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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