city in NW Brazil, on the Negro River: capital of Amazonas state: pop. 1,012,000
See Manaus in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(mə-nousˈ, mä-)
A city of northwest Brazil on the Río Negro near its junction with the Amazon River. Founded in the 1660s, Manaus was a prosperous center of the wild-rubber trade in the late 19th century and today is the chief commercial hub of the upper Amazon basin. Population: 1,630,000.