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Meeting of the Waters
Nine miles east of Manaus,
Manaus
North Brazil
Type: Sightseeing
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North Brazil
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The most popular excursion is to the Meeting of the Waters, where the dark waters of the Rio Negro meet the sandy waters of the Rio Solimões to form the Upper Amazon. It is nine miles east of Manaus. What makes this especially interesting is that the waters don’t immediately merge – in fact they flow
side-by-sidethen swirl into finger-painting patterns for several miles before mixing.
This is due to differences in temperature, density and velocity of the two waters. The boat makes its way along the bank of the Rio Negro, where the entire city is laid out – the suburb of Manaus Educandos and its houses on stilts, the factories of the industrial zone and the Municipal Market are all on view. You can visit the Meeting of the Waters on a half- or a full-day tour.
The full-day option includes lunch, often at a floating thatched hut eatery, and a stop at Parque Ecológico do January, where you’ll see giant water lily pads and small local animals. Often included are motorboat rides through smaller streams and bayous.
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