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(English: Reservoir of Mocó or water box of Moco) is a water reservoir located in
Manaus Manaus () is the List of capitals of subdivisions of Brazil, capital and largest city of the States of Brazil, Brazilian state of Amazonas (Brazilian state), Amazonas. It is the List of largest cities in Brazil, seventh-largest city in Brazil, w ...
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northern Brazil The North Region of Brazil ( ) is the largest region of Brazil, accounting for 45.27% of the national territory. It has the second-lowest population of any region in the country, and accounts for a minor percentage of the national GDP. The regio ...
in the street Belém, built in the 19th century, to the regular supply of water for the whole Manaus city at that time, remains in operation until the present day fuelling some neighbourhoods of the city, the monument belongs to water supply company, he was opened in 1899, the reservoir is a monument of
renaissance style Renaissance architecture is the European architecture of the period between the early 15th and early 16th centuries in different regions, demonstrating a conscious revival and development of certain elements of Ancient Greece, ancient Greek and ...
tumbled by IPHAN (
National Institute of Historic and Artistic Heritage The National Historic and Artistic Heritage Institute (, IPHAN) is a heritage register of the federal government of Brazil. It is responsible for the preservation of buildings, monuments, structures, objects and sites, as well as the register an ...
) as national historic heritage, composed of cast iron and ornate interior, covered by an external structure of masonry containing seven aedicules and seven
arches An arch is a curved vertical structure span (engineering), spanning an open space underneath it. Arches may support the load above them, or they may perform a purely decorative role. As a decorative element, the arch dates back to the 4th mill ...
with similar formats the windows and doors in the all pavilions, both in all their faces.


See also

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Amazon Theatre The Amazon Theatre () is an opera house located in Manaus, Brazil, in the heart of the Amazon rainforest. It is the location of the annual '' Festival Amazonas de Ópera'' (Amazonas Opera Festival) and the home of the Amazonas Philharmonic Orc ...
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Mercado Adolpho Lisboa The Mercado Adolpho Lisboa, also called ''Mercado Municipal'' or ''Mercadão (big market)'', is a marketplace located in Manaus, Brazil. It lies on the shore of the Rio Negro. The market was constructed between 1880 and 1883. The building was ba ...
* Amazon River


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* http://bndigital.bn.br/hemeroteca-digital/ Manaus Buildings and structures in Amazonas (Brazilian state) Buildings and structures in Manaus National heritage sites of Amazonas {{Brazil-struct-stub