Wildfires In Old-Growth Amazon Forest Areas Rose 152% In 2023
Although the rate of deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon fell in 2023, the region is faced by another challenge in the shape of..
Eurasia Review
Manaus is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Amazonas. It is the seventh-largest city in Brazil, with an estimated 2020 population of 2,219,580 distributed over a land area of about 11,401 km2 (4,402 sq mi). Located at the east centre of the state, the city is the centre of the Manaus metropolitan area and the largest metropolitan area in the North Region of Brazil by urban landmass. It is situated near the confluence of the Negro and Amazon rivers. It is one of the two cities in the Amazon Rainforest with a population of over 1 million people, alongside Belém.
Although the rate of deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon fell in 2023, the region is faced by another challenge in the shape of..