dec 31, 1896 - Teatro Amazonas Inauguration (1896)

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The Amazon Theatre (Portuguese: Teatro Amazonas) is an opera house located in Manaus, in the heart of the Amazon rainforest in Brazil. It is the location of the annual Festival Amazonas de Ópera (Amazonas Opera Festival) and the home of the Amazonas Philharmonic Orchestra which regularly rehearses and performs at the Amazon Theatre along with choirs, musical concerts and other performances.

More than 120 years old, it represents the city's heyday during the rubber boom. It was chosen by Vogue magazine as one of the most beautiful opera houses in the world.

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