Amazonas · Brazil
In the state of Amazonas.
Illustrative images. The pictures in this guide are illustrations based on the real place, not photographs, and may differ from it.
The city
Novo Airão sits on the banks of the Rio Negro and is one of the gateways to the Anavilhanas archipelago. Riverside life, local crafts and boat trips through the channels bring you close to the Amazon rainforest.
3 places to stay in Novo Airão.
3 places picked to eat.
What to know before you go.
The local experience
Created in 1980, it protects the entire basin of the blackwater Jaú River, in an area shared with Barcelos, and has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2000. Visits, with prior authorization, include the Carabinani River, rapids, beaches and rock carvings.
A floating platform on the waterfront where pink river dolphins approach visitors, in an activity monitored by an ICMBio research and management project since 2010. The rules forbid visitors from feeding or chasing the animals and require a life jacket.
A settlement founded in 1694 on the banks of the Rio Negro, it prospered during the rubber boom and was emptied in the 20th century, when residents moved to the new town. Ruined mansions overgrown by the forest and an old cemetery can be visited by boat.
A river archipelago with hundreds of islands, igapós (flooded forests) and navigable channels on the Rio Negro. It is one of the best places in the Amazon to see river dolphins, caimans and birds.