Amazonas (Brazil) facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Amazonas State
Estado do Amazonas
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Location of State of Amazonas in Brazil
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| Country |  Brazil |
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| Capital and Largest City | Manaus | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 1,570,745.7 km2 (606,468.3 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 1st | ||
| Population
(2010 census)
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| • Total | 3,480,937 | ||
| • Rank | 15th | ||
| • Density | 2.2161047/km2 (5.7396849/sq mi) | ||
| • Density rank | 26th | ||
| Demonym(s) | Amazonense | ||
| GDP | |||
| • Year | 2006 estimate | ||
| • Total | R$ 69,166,000,000 (10th) | ||
| • Per capita | R$ 23.043 (9th) | ||
| HDI | |||
| • Year | 2006 | ||
| • Category | 0.780 – medium (13th) | ||
| Time zone | UTC-03 (UTC-4) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-02 (Brazilian DST) | ||
| Postal Code |
69000-000 to 69290-000
69400-000 to 69890-000 |
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| ISO 3166 code | BR-AM | ||
| Website | amazonas.am.gov.br | ||
Amazonas is the largest state of Brazil. It is in the North Region and borders Acre, Mato Grosso, Pará, Rondônia, Roraima and some countries of Latin America. Its main city is Manaus. In Amazonas is found the highest part of Brazil, the Pico da Neblina.
Its name was given because of the Amazons legend, and it is also the name of its major river, the second longest river in the world. Other rivers in Amazonas are Rio Juruá, Purus, Madeira, Rio Negro, Rio Içá, Rio Uaupés, and Rio Japurá.
The economy is based in mining, fishing, and industry.
Images for kids
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Bust of Francisco de Orellana, explorer who visited the Amazon River
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Barcelos was first headquarters of the captaincy of São José do Rio Negro.
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Rubber market in the centre of Manaus in 1904.
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Bond of the State of the Amazonas, issued 16. July 1906
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Manaus is the capital and largest city in the Amazonas State.
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Sunset in the hill of the Six Lakes, Sao Gabriel da Cachoeira, Amazonas, Brazil.
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The Anavilhanas National Park is located between Manaus and Novo Airão.
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The Meeting of Waters is the confluence between the dark (blackwater) Rio Negro and the pale sandy-colored (whitewater) Amazon River or Rio Solimões, as the upper section of the Amazon is known in Brazil upriver of this confluence.
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Adolpho Lisboa Municipal Market in Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
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Amazon Theater, the location of the opera festival.
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Parintins Folklore Festival
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Millennium Shopping in Manaus.
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The Amazon Arena hosted games during the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
See also
In Spanish: Amazonas (Brasil) para niños
