Careiro da Várzea
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Careiro da Várzea is a municipality
located in the Brazilian state of Amazonas. Its population was 16,725 (2005) and its area is 2,631 km². It lies on the south (right) bank of the Amazon opposite Manaus
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Careiro da Várzea is the terminus of the BR-319 road from southern Brazil. There is a ferry link to Manaus.
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
located in the Brazilian state of Amazonas. Its population was 16,725 (2005) and its area is 2,631 km². It lies on the south (right) bank of the Amazon opposite Manaus
Manaus
Manaus is a city in Brazil, the capital of the state of Amazonas. It is situated at the confluence of the Negro and Solimões rivers. It is the most populous city of Amazonas, according to the statistics of Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, and is a popular ecotourist destination....
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Careiro da Várzea is the terminus of the BR-319 road from southern Brazil. There is a ferry link to Manaus.