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They are little 1 room houses complete with a 1 car garage. The standard ''room'' is $30 reals ($15 US) a night. My favorite is the ''Piscina room''. It has a small alcove attached to the back with a small private pool. This model is $40 reals (20 USD) a night. All come with a minibar. The rooms are small with a 15'' x 15'' foot entrance room that has a table and the room has a round bed that can fit 2 people. It has no closets or drawers, but has a long table along 1 wall for your stuff. You can''t beat the price if you are on a limited budget. The place is not that bad and the receptionist is very friendly.

The motel is off the road that goes past all the companies in the Distrito Industrial, including Samsung and Sony.

If the cab driver doesn''t know where it is. Tell him it is in the ''Distrito Industrial, proximo a Samsung Electronica'' and he will understand.

The motel is close to that main road which has frequent bus service into the main districts.

There are many many restaurants and fast food shops.

If you are looking for inexpensive items like sandals, hats, or a cheap watch go to Centro on the weekends.

You can get sandals for $5 reals and I bought a pretty nice watch for $35 Reals (It still works great after 4 months). Amazonas shopping is nice & well air-conditioned. The prices are still good because you are in Manaus. Electronics are a little more expensive than the Internet & the US. Also brand name sneakers & clothes are also about the same price. The Brazilian brand names are very reasonable and are pretty nice. The haircuts are well-priced too for a mall. I get a haricut & shampoo for $22 reals ($11 US). Amazonas shopping is open until 9PM during the weekdays and until 10PM on the weekends. On the weekends the mall opens around noon, but only the restaurants are open before 3PM.

All American movie are in English, but have Portuguese subtitles. The book stores only have books in Portuguese, but may have some magazines in English. For kids, there is always an event for them. On the weekend of Jan. 13, they had slides, painting, etc in the main area of the bottom level. There is also a huge arcade place that has bumper cars and carnival rides inside.

I like Amazonas because while you inside you actually feel like you are back in US, which is nice every now and then when have lived here for a while.

It is strange to drive by and see people in tuxedos walk down the stairs of this palatial building at night when everything around it is rundown and there are drunks sleeping on the sidewalk.

I have never been inside although I've always wanted to, but I know that there are a lot of remakes of Italian Operas and other Operas. I have many postcards of the inside of the theater. It is like a 1st class Theater in the US with gold trimmings and velvet seats.

I don't know how much tickets are, but I know that you can get tickets at the Tour Agency of Novotel or any other tour agency in Manaus.