Maués is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
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located in the
Brazilian state of
Amazonas. Its population was 65,040 (2020) and its area is 39,988 km².
Geography and location
Maués is known as the "Land of Guaraná". There are sandy beaches, and Maues summer festival and Guarana festival. The Mundurucus and Maues Indians cultivated the guarana fruit, which is the basis for the famous Brazilian soft drink.
Maués means "talking parrots" and it is originated from one of the Indian clans in the region. Maués has 22.000 inhabitants with another 20.000 natives spread along 140 river villages. The area's 20.000 people are distributed within 140 villages spread along the rivers. Maués is located on the side of Maués-Açu river and can be reached from Manaus (267 km away) by regional boat (18 hours), fast boat (7 hours) or plane (45 min.).
Maués is used as a starting point for adventure trekking including visit to the Amana waterfall, old goldmines, caves, exploration of primary jungle with Indian guides and visit to the Uraira developing reserve.
Maués Airport
Maués Airport is the airport serving Maués, Brazil.
Airlines and destinations
Access
The airport is located from downtown Maués.
See also
*List of airports in Brazil
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The Nat ...
serves the region.
Conservation
The municipality contains all or part of the
Alto Maués Ecological Station,
Amazônia National Park,
Juruena National Park
Juruena National Park ( pt, Parque Nacional do Juruena), declared in 2006, is the third largest national park of Brazil. It is located along the Juruena River, in the north of Mato Grosso state and the south of Amazonas state. It forms part of ...
,
Pau-Rosa National Forest
The Pau-Rosa National Forest ( pt, Floresta Nacional de Pau-Rosa) is a national forest in the state of Amazonas, Brazil.
Location
The Pau-Rosa National Forest is divided between the municipalities of Maués (98.63%) and Nova Olinda do Norte (1. ...
,
Maués State Forest and Andirá Marau Indigenous Territory. It is thought that the area has high gold mining potential.
The municipality contains the
Urupadi National Forest, a sustainable use conservation unit created in 2016.
It includes the
Urariá Sustainable Development Reserve, created in 2001.
Cultivation of guaraná
One of the things Maués is known for is
guaraná, and every year they celebrate this with the Guaraná festival. The festival typically includes live music, especially the local
pagode
Pagode () is a Brazilian style of music that originated in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, as a subgenre of Samba. Pagode originally meant a celebration with food, music, dance, and party. In 1978, singer Beth Carvalho was introduced to this music, like ...
dance which will involve the whole city in the festivities. The guarana fruit is used in the traditional Brazilian soft drink, sold in several varieties in
Brazil
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. These soft drinks are now also exported to outside countries, and the guaraná is becoming a known ingredient in drinks for boosting energy.
Notable people
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Homero de Miranda Leão
Homero de Miranda Leão (1 January 1913 – 8 August 1987) was a poet, teacher and politician. He was born in Maués, Amazonas, Brazil, the son of Manuel José de Miranda Leão and Eponina Martins de Miranda Leão, he was married to Letícia Fara ...
(1913–1987), poet, teacher and politician
References
Municipalities in Amazonas (Brazilian state)
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