Built in the late nineteenth century, both Teatro Amazonas (Amazon Theater) and Teatro da Paz (Peace Theater) are located in the Brazilian Amazon in the cities of Manaus and Belém, respectively. These theaters are significant monuments located in the two largest urban centers of the region, symbols of the economic boom achieved and represented by a model of Europeanized civility reproduced in the tropics due to the Amazon Rubber Boom in South America..."
Source: UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List
The Dome of the Amazonas Opera House is visible behind the Cathedral of Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil. Postmarked in Manaus February 13, 2012 and arrived in Penang on March 17, 2012. Thanks to Junior of Manaus, Brazil - obrigado.
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