Manaos

Manaos, capital of Amazonas province, in the United States of Brazil, is on the Rio Negro, 12 miles above its confluence with the Amazons. An ugly, whitewashed cathedral rises in the centre of the town, which also boasts a custom-house, a tiny fort, and a military hospital. It is a steamboat station, and has a considerable trade in various forest-products, but principally in india-rubber. The population, though often stated at 25,000 to 30,000, is under 12,000.