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The previous price was Rp121.616 and current price is Rp97.293 per adult
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 2h 3m
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages

Overview

  • Step into the intoxicating, grandiose, and ultimately doomed world of Belle Époque Manaus. On this immersive journey, you will uncover the staggering duality of a city built on a paradox: breathtaking European opulence funded by unimaginable human exploitation in the deep Amazon. From prefabricated British customs houses to the glittering dome of the Teatro Amazonas, discover how a single commodity—rubber—created overnight millionaires, fuelled boundless hubris, and led to a devastating collapse when a few stolen seeds changed the world forever.

    • A 4.0 km self-guided tour with 7 stops over 123 min
    • Ideal for travellers interested in History & Memory and Power, Protest & Civic Spaces
    • Immersively told in a podcast style by experts and locals
    • Matching audio content, AI guide and navigation through the app

Activity location

  • Adolpho Lisboa Municipal Market
    • Manaus, State of Amazonas, Brazil

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • SB TURISMO
    • 46 Rua dos Barés
    • 69005-020, Centro, Amazonas, Brazil

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Self-Guided Podcast Tour: The Dark Heart of Belle Epoque Manaus in Multilingual

  • Activity duration is 2 hours and 3 minutes2h 3m
    2h 3m
  • Opening hours: Fri 0:00-23:59
  • English
Price details
Rp121.616
Rp97.293 x 2 AdultsRp194.586
Total
The previous price was Rp243.232 and current price is Rp194.586
20% off
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What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Verified facts woven into an engaging storey
  • Inclusions
    Interactive in-app guide for questions about the storey and surroundings
  • Inclusions
    Precise navigation between the stops
  • Inclusions
    Immersive podcast-style audio featuring experts and locals

Know before you book

    • Service animals allowed
    • Public transport options are available nearby
    • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

Adolpho Lisboa Municipal Market

  • 10m
A stunning iron market built in 1882 with materials from the UK, inspired by Parisian design, marking the beginning of Manaus's transformation.

Alfândega

  • 10m
A striking red brick customs house prefabricated in Liverpool, serving as the chokepoint for the immense wealth of the rubber trade.

Palacio Rio Negro

  • 10m
The extravagant former residence of German rubber baron Waldemar Scholz, symbolising the extreme individual opulence and sudden ruin of the era.

Museu Casa Eduardo Ribeiro

  • 10m
The former home of the visionary governor who transformed Manaus, whose tragic suicide foreshadowed the city’s decline.

Palacio da Justica

  • 10m
A grand edifice of law that stood in stark contrast to the human rights abuses occurring in the jungle to generate the city’s wealth.

Largo de Sao Sebastiao

  • 10m
The social epicentre of the era, featuring an iconic wavy mosaic pavement where the ultra-rich promenaded.

Teatro Amazonas

  • 10m
The breathtaking opera house built in 1896, serving as the ultimate monument to the ambition and eventual silence of the rubber boom.

Location

Activity location

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    Adolpho Lisboa Municipal Market
    • Manaus, State of Amazonas, Brazil

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    SB TURISMO
    • 46 Rua dos Barés
    • 69005-020, Centro, Amazonas, Brazil

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