The following is a timeline of the

history History (derived ) is the systematic study and the documentation of the human activity. The time period of event before the invention of writing systems is considered prehistory. "History" is an umbrella term comprising past events as well ...

of the city of Manaus, in Amazonas state,

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

Prior to 20th century

* 1669 - Fort of São José da Barra do Rio Negro built. * 1833 - convenes in the former Fábrica Imperial. * 1848 - Manaus elevated to the category of city. * 1850 - Town becomes capital of Amazonas province. * 1856 - Town renamed "Manaus." * 1871 - Associação Comercial do Amazonas establishe

* 1872 - :pt:Censo demográfico do Brasil de 1872, Population: 29,334. * 1878 - Metropolitan Cathedral of Manaus is inaugurated. * 1883 - Mercado Adolpho Lisboa built. * 1892 - Catholic Diocese of Amazonas established. * 1896 **

Amazon Theatre The Amazon Theatre () 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 O ...

opens. ** Electric lighting introduced. * 1900 - Population: 73,647.

20th century

* 1904 - ' newspaper begins publication. * 1910 - Free University School of Manaus established. * 1913 -

Nacional Futebol Clube Nacional Futebol Clube, commonly referred to as Nacional, is a Brazilian professional club based in Manaus, Amazonas founded on 13 January 1913. It competes in the Campeonato Amazonense, the top flight of the Amazonas state football league. ...

formed. * 1917 - Instituto Geográfico e Histórico do Amazonas founded. * 1920 - Population: 179,263. * 1930 - Nacional Fast Clube (football team) formed. * 1939 - América Futebol Clube formed. * 1949 - ' newspaper begins publication. * 1961 -

Estádio Ismael Benigno Estádio Ismael Benigno, also known as Estádio da Colina, is a multi-use stadium in Manaus, Brazil. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium has a capacity of 10,400 people. The Estádio Ismael Benigno is owned by, and is ...

(stadium) opens. * 1967 -

Free Economic Zone of Manaus The Free Economic Zone of Manaus ( pt, Zona Franca de Manaus, - ZFM) is a free economic zone in the city of Manaus, the capital of the State of Amazonas, Northern Brazil. The initial idea, a free trade port in Manaus, came from Deputy Francisco ...

established. * 1970 **

Manaus Air Force Base Manaus Air Force Base – ALA8 is a base of the Brazilian Air Force, located in Manaus, Brazil. History The base was created in 1970 and between 1970 and 1976 public facilities of Ponta Pelada Airport were shared with the military facilitie ...

begins operating. **

Vivaldão Estádio Vivaldo Lima, usually known by its nickname Vivaldão, was a multi-purpose stadium in Manaus, Brazil. It was formerly used mostly for football matches. The stadium held 36,000, with 31,000 seats. It was built between 1958 and 1970. ...

stadium opens. ** Population: 284,118. * 1974 - neighborhood established. * 1976 -

Eduardo Gomes International Airport Manaus International Airport – Eduardo Gomes is the airport serving Manaus, Brazil. It is named after Brazilian politician and military figure Air Marshal Eduardo Gomes (1896–1981). It is operated by Vinci Airports History Manaus In ...

opens. * 1980 - Population: 922,477. * 1989 ** Park of Mindu established. ** Arthur Virgílio Neto becomes mayor. * 1991 -

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: 1,010,544. * 1996 -

Festival Amazonas de Ópera The Festival Amazonas de Ópera (Amazonas Opera Festival) is an annual festival of opera presented in the Amazon Theatre ''(Teatro Amazonas)'' in Manaus, Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese ...

begins. * 1997 ** Amazonas Philharmonic founded. ** Alfredo Nascimento becomes mayor. * 2000 - Population: 1,347,590.

21st century

* 2005 - Park of Bilhares established. * 2010 - Population: 1,802,014. * 2011 -

Rio Negro Bridge The Journalist Phelippe Dahsou Bridge ( pt, Ponte Rio Negro) is the fourth longest bridge in Brazil at long with a cable-stayed bridge section of 400-metre (1,132 ft) over the Rio Negro that links the cities of Manaus and Iranduba in the sta ...

opens. * 2012 - 7 October: held. * 2013 -

2013 protests in Brazil The 2013 Brazilian protests, also popularly known as the Vinegar Revolt, the Salad Revolt, the Vinegar March, or the V for Vinegar Movement. were public demonstrations in several Brazilian cities, initiated mainly by the Movimento Passe Livre ( ...

. * 2014 - Arena da Amazônia opens. * 2016 - 2 October: held. * 2017 -

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at Anisio Jobim Penitentiary Complex .

References

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