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Brazil has the world's largest japanese colony, and therefore, celebrations typical of their origins are not uncommon. Manaus, Amazonas - Brazil.	The amphytheatre of the Ponta Negra complex: a small stage that is frequented by large cultural diversity, ranging from pop-stars to open-air-concerts, and local cultural manifestations. Manaus, Amazonas - Brazil.	Clay Tiles. Manaus, Amazonas - Brazil.	Why do the pidgeolines to others? Praça 14 borrough, Manaus, Amazonas - Brazil.	Playing dominoe is a very popular sport in northern Brazil. Manaus, Amazonas - Brazil.
Fflourescent lamp. Manaus, Amazonas - Brazil.	Old Trousers . Manaus, Amazonas - Brazil.	This man-made giant, gently cruised up the Amazonas and then Negro rivers, more than a thousand Km inland from the Atlantic Ocean. Manaus, Amazonas - Brazil.	Confrontation between past and present, small and large, modern and colonial, legal and "illegal". Building of the "Receita Federal" (Federal Income Bureau) with a reflection of the Cathedral, and surrounded by street vendors that do not pay taxes! Manaus, Amazonas - Brazil.	Tropical Summer Thunderstorm brewing in Manaus, Amazonas - Brazil. The electricity post seems to defy the static electricity brewing in the sky!
Nature's Geometry? Presidente Figueredo, Amazonas - Brazil.	Literally a armory. Nature found a way to protect the sensitive bark of this species from being coveted by animals. Presidente Figueredo, Amazonas - Brazil.	Column and Lighting inside the Teatro Amazonas, in Manaus, Amazonas - Brazil. All the decoration of the Teatro Amazonas was brought in from Europe arround 1890, during the rubber boom.	Central piece, in the dome of the Teatro Amazonas. To allow for maintenance and lighting, a system of pulleys and chains allowed to bring the heavy bronze and crystal piece down to ground level. Manaus, Amazonas - Brazil.	Everything in the theatre is a unique combination of different european styles: in the Teatro Amazonas, english metalwork, french crystals and mirrors, italian paintings and portuguese artifacts were craftily blended with amazonian hardwood, to make the opera house of Manaus a singular blend of styles in the world. Manaus, Amazonas - Brazil.