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Novo Airao

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About Novo Airao

Novo Airao is a Municipality placed in the state of Amazonas in northern Brazil on the Rio Negro River approximately 180 km upstream of Manaus. Its population changed into 15,915 2007 and its vicinity is 37,771 km². The town is handy both by way of river and avenue. New Airao commenced when the Jesuits based a settlement at the mouth of the Jau River in 1668 named Santo Elias de Jau. The area become inhabited through Indians Waimiri-Atroari, Crichana, Carabinari and Jauaperi. Everything indicates that the undertaking village of Santo Elias de Jau was the second or third nucleus of agreement organized by way of the Portuguese in Amazonian lands.

In 1759, the village became multiplied to a metropolis with the call Airao by Joaquim de Melo Povoas, first governor of the captaincy of Sao Jose do Rio Negro. Later, the district round Airao became part of Manaus and when it was dismembered in 1938, became New Airao. People go to Novo Airao to get admission to to the surrounding location, consisting of each Anavilhanas and Jau National Parks, native groups and to feed and/or swim with the red dolphins. The latter facility is offered at a small floating cafe down at the harbour. It is feasible to pay a few boatmen on the port for journeys to Anavilhanas archipelago, Velho Airao.

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