2 Coworking Spaces in Manaus

About Manaus

Located on the Negro River in the northwest of Brazil, Manaus is the capital and the largest city plus a major departure point for the surrounding Amazon Forest. Here you will find a bizarre pocket of urbanity sitting in the middle of the jungle with a major port for ocean vessels, despite the fact that it is 1500km from the ocean. It could be said that Manaus is a little bit out of whack. This is the city to stock up on provisions that you may have forgotten to throw in your backpack, to have that last drop of beer or to head to a coworking space to get some work done before you hit the dense forest.

This gritty bustling city is definitely not a tech hub but a refueling station and the place to book jungle tours. If you have the tenacity and the wherewithal to go exploring you will find a bustling hive of friendly locals, craft stands, colonial houses and vibrant music. The local cuisine includes lots of barbecue plates and icy cold coconut juice. If you walk down by the harbor you will come across the fancy part of the city awash in condo towers and modern buildings. This is where the tourists hang out in a town overflowing with street markets. Manaus with a population of 2 million is awash in traffic, concrete towers and flashy shopping malls. It is a free trade zone and a buzzing center of consumerism with few links to the outside world.

When you have finished tapping away on your laptop at a coworking space and before you hit the Amazon properly, spend a night at a jungle hotel that can be reached by a boat right in the middle of the Brazilian rainforest where the only thing between you and the night creatures will be your mosquito net.