Manaus 1&2 November and 8 November 2009
November 8th 2009 Arriving in Manaus from Brasilia is a shock. In contrast with the quiet capital, Manaus is very busy and has a mix of old colonial, new skyscrapers and derelict buildings. Buses fill the air with tick smoke, people and vendors are all over the city, in short you are back in a real city, a Brazilian city. It is even difficult to imagine that you are in the middle of the Amazon forest.
And then you
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