[mah-nous] 
| a port in and the capital of Amazonas, in N Brazil, on the Río Negro near its confluence with the Amazon: ab. 1000 mi. (1600 km) from the Atlantic but accessible to some ocean trade. 642,582. |
| Ma·naus (mə-nous', 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. |