New Airão is a city of Amazons.
To arrive
The municipality of Novo Airão is located on the right bank of the Rio Negro, at a distance of 115 km from Manaus in a straight line. Its access by river is 130 km (8 hours) and by road AM 070, Manaus/Manacapuru, at km 80, take the AM 352, covering another 100 km to the city.
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- O serpentarium showing live and stuffed snake species from the region
- O pirarucu farm (largest freshwater fish in the world), raising the species in an ecologically correct way.
- old big Itauba reserve, a tree that serves as raw material for boats and that begins to suffer a process of scarcity.
- Beautiful beaches facing the Anavilhanas Archipelago
Excursions in the Amazon - Novo Airão.
Known for its natural beauties such as: Anavilhanas, Jaú National Park, Velho Airão and the handicraft producers, Novo Airão reserves to its visitors a wonderful contact with Nature, a beautiful option: Boat Trip [1] , private, ecological private itineraries, focused on sustainable tourism, which shows the visitor the natural beauty of the Amazon. Being able to wake up in the middle of the Anavilhanas and face a beautiful sunrise and see groups of dolphins (Amazon dolphin) greeting us, as if to say: Welcome, there's no explanation, it's something unique. The motorized canoe tours are unique, they give the visitor the opportunity to enter the flooded forest with possibilities to see exotic birds, fish, sloth, alligator... Visiting the small town of Novo Airão will help us understand the primitive life of the people from the Amazon, the caboclos, who live in their wooden houses, on dry land, others in floating houses, some who survive from hunting and fishing, others who enjoy cultural activities and manufacture local handicrafts to sell to visitors in that area. In Novo Airão it is also possible to swim with the porpoises, sit on the floating boat and offer fish to the porpoises will provide you with joyful and unique moments.
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Novo Airão is the stage for income generation projects through fiber craft, but it is still far from being economically viable. Crafting with vegetable fibers removed through extractivism is an ancient practice, originated in the indigenous tribes that dominated the region. Local production is transported by river, the only permanent access channel to the capital.
There is a weaving factory with indigenous motifs made of buriti straw, tucumã, timbó, etc.
The craft offers a sample of the local fauna and flora and incorporates folkloric elements from the caboclo culture. It can be found in the city center at the following addresses:
- AANA - Novo Airão Crafts Association
- NOV'ARTE - Almerinda Malaquias Foundation
Novo Airão is also known in the region for the production of craft vessels.
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The city's inns and restaurants offer a wide variety of typical foods and tropical fruits from the Amazon region.
drink and go out
Several bars and vendors on the beaches with specialties from the Amazon.
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