Novo Aírão, is a small jungle town on the west bank of the Rio Negro, approximately 71 miles (six hours by bus) from Manaus. By boat it’s around 81 miles (eight hours).
Travelers to Nova Aírão depart from Manaus’s rodoviária (central bus station). There are two buses leaving each day at 6am and 1pm).The bus goes to the Porto São Raimundo ferry, continues to Manacapuru and then turns north to follow the BR-352 to where it ends at the port of Novo Aírão.
Nova Aírão is noted for its ship building, producing many of the ships that ply the rivers carrying produce and passengers to river bank communities.
Across the river from Novo Aírão is the Anavilhanas Archipelago which consists of more then 400 tranquil and beautiful islands that spread out on the Rio Negro. A biological reserve, it is home to an extraordinary number of plants and bird species.
For the majority of visitors, main attraction at Novo Aírão is the opportunity to feed pink dolphins from the floating restaurant in the small port here. The best times for seeing the dolphins are 9am–midday & 3.30–5pm. The owner of the restaurant charges R$10 for a plate of fish to feed them the dolphins. For the bold, it’s possible to get in the water with the dolphins, who will swim around you, splashing and bumping into you, hoping for some food.
There are a couple of small hotels and a few restaurants. Also available is Internet access at a café at Rua Rui Barbosa 41.
More in the next edition.
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