Manacapuru

Machine translation of the Portuguese Wikipedia article (November 2026 version).

Manacapuru is a Brazilian municipality located in the Metropolitan Region of Manaus, in the state of Amazonas. It is the third most populous city in the state, with 101,883 inhabitants, according to the 2022 Brazilian Demographic Census conducted by IBGE. Situated on the banks of the Solimões River, 93 kilometers from Manaus by land, the main access to the city is through Manoel Urbano Highway, where the Jornalista Phelippe Daou Bridge stands, which is essential for the integration and development of Greater Manaus.

The municipality occupies an area of 7,336.579 km², representing 0.4705% of the area of the state of Amazonas, 0.1903% of the North Region and 0.0862% of all Brazilian territory. Manacapuru has an average annual minimum temperature of 24 °C and an average maximum of 35 °C. The vegetation, typical of the Amazon region, consists of floodplain and upland forests, and around it the relief is made up of lakes, small islands and a small mountain range.

Founded in 1786, it originated from a village of Mura Indians, whose pacification is said to have occurred in 1785, who settled on the left bank of the Solimões River around the 18th century, giving rise to the locality. Manacapuru is nationally known as the Little Princess of the Solimões, a nickname it has borne since the mid-19th century. Many of its natural attractions are known nationwide, as is its traditional popular festival, the Ciranda Festival of Manacapuru, which places the municipality among the most visited by tourists in the Amazon.

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