Manaus: Paris of the Tropics
June 28, 2018
Manaus, Brazil, called the “Paris of the Tropics,” was the richest city in South America in the late 1800s due to the rubber trade. To celebrate its affluence, the city constructed a magnificent opera house known as Teatro Amazonas, which contained marble, crystal, tiles, and paintings imported from all over Europe. The rubber trade collapsed … More Manaus: Paris of the Tropics