Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
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BARS & LIVE MUSIC VENUES
Agua Ardente Cachaçaria
Chicos Rock Bar
Emporium Pub
RIO BRANCO
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2
Stadio José
de Melo
A V E N I D
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PRAÇA
OSCAR
PASSOS
Museu da
Borracha
HSBC
PRAÇA
PLÁCIDO
DE CASTRO
Mercado
Municipal
Banco do
Brasil
Biblioteca
Pública
Port
Palácio
Rio Branco
EME Amazônia
(Tour Agency)
PRAÇA
EURICO
DUTRA
Banco do
Brasil
Mercado Velho
Foot Bridge
Mercado dos
Colonos
GAMELEIRA
ACCOMMODATION
Amazônia Palace Hotel
Epílogo Palace Hotel
Gameleira Hotel
Hotel Guapindaia
Hotel Inácio Palace
Hotel Majú
Hotel Pinheiro Palace
Quixadá
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2
5
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CAFÉS & RESTAURANTS
Café do Mercado
Jarude
O Paço
Pizzaria do Patetão
Point do Pato
Restaurante Mata Nativa
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River
Beach
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100
Parque Urbano
Capitão Ciríaco
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Airport & Rodoviária
peoples, with a section on the region's turbulent past, which touches upon the rubber
boom, the state's brief independence in the twentieth century and its subsequent
annexation to Brazil. Displays include the headwear of Acre's indigenous tribes,
decorated with beautiful colourful plumes, and large urns dating back to three
thousand years ago that were found near the geoglyphs, thereby providing valuable
clues on the area's mysterious shapes.
Museu da Borracha
Av Ceará 1441 • Tues-Fri 8am-6pm, Sat & Sun 4-7pm • Free •
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68 3223 1202
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Museu da Borracha
, under renovation at the time of research, houses an interesting
collection of exhibits dealing with the rubber boom, including how rubber-tappers
extracted sap from the
siringueira
(rubber) tree. The museum also narrates the life and
