Tour Manaus while learning how rubber and other industries have led to its growth at the Amazon's expense
The city of Manaus, Brazil, at the confluence of the Negro and Amazon (Solimões) rivers.
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NARRATOR: The city of Manaus is located deep in the Amazon, on the north bank of the Rio Negro.
The growth of new industries since the 1960s has attracted Brazilians from the slums, or favelas, of the country's eastern cities, but Manaus has been at the center of economic exploitation of the Amazon since the rubber boom of the late 1800s.
The city's expansion into the surrounding rainforest is symbolic of its close connection to the ecological history of the Amazon.
The growth of new industries since the 1960s has attracted Brazilians from the slums, or favelas, of the country's eastern cities, but Manaus has been at the center of economic exploitation of the Amazon since the rubber boom of the late 1800s.
The city's expansion into the surrounding rainforest is symbolic of its close connection to the ecological history of the Amazon.
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