.......The Images

Manaus

The more modern side of town, at Ave. Djalma Batista, near the Amazonas Shopping Centre.	Statue of a proud Gaucho, in front of the Military Police Headquarters, at the "Police Square".	The public school, commonly known as the "State School", is one of Manaus' oldest public schools. The students like the location, as it is right in front of the "Police Square", in the heart of Manaus' city centre.	Usually, the Igarapés that cut town, are also the homes to thousands of families, like this view of the Ipixuna Igarapé, in the town centre.	When the river level of the Rio Negro is high, the smaller regional boats literally "park in town". The preferred Igarapé is the one at Educandos: apart from wide, it is close to the town centre.
Manaus is a busy port, receiving vessels of all sizes and shapes. Due to the fact that there is no specific place to store containers, imrpovision is a necessity.	Another view of the Igarapé do Educandos with the high water level, when the boats can actually moor "in town".	At the Ponta Negra complex, the City set up stands, where local handicraft is displayed and sold. It is open to the public, and functions over the weekends.	The Ponta Negra complex is a very popular place for leasure, and the locals and visitors like to have a cold beer, stroll, or simply watch the crowds or the Rio Negro.	The first visitors, at the morning mass at the franciscan São Sebastião church (Saint Sebastian) .
The São Sebastião Square, in front of the Teatro Amazonas, has a monument with bronze sculptures.	Early morning traffic, next to the São Sebastião Church.	The "Santa Casa" (holy house) is an institution close to the Teatro Amazonas, that has been caring for the ill for nearly a century.	End of the day of the beginning of the Amazonian summer. View from the town centre ove to the borrough of Educandos.	Manaus, seen from the other side of the Rio Negro.