Travelling to the Biggest City in the World's Largest Forest (AMAZON)
Let's see how the biggest city in the Amazon rainforest looks like. It's amazing. The more I walk, the more surprised I am. Your money is changed. She's saying I won't take your money. Now look, I seriously feel like I'm going to faint.
I'm in a really bad shape. This line is really far to get the Father's Blessing. Look, the line has gone all the way to the road. What's the condition of the road? The cars were running just now, so the cars have stopped.
This is the main road in Manaus. Hey guys, welcome back to the new vlog. My name is Tor Barshu.
Right now, I'm in the northernmost state of Brazil, the largest country in the Southern Hemisphere. This is Brazil's most geographically and logistically isolated state. I came to this northernmost region of Brazil to explore the world's largest rainforest, the Amazon rainforest. And today is the time to continue this journey and move towards the Amazon rainforest.
Today, we are going to visit the largest state in Brazil, which is covered by 98% of the Amazon rainforest. Even the name of that state is based on the Amazon river and Amazon forest, which is called Amazonas. So today, we are going to go to the capital and largest city of Amazonas, Manaus. Manaus is about 800 km from here. It's 7.30 pm right now. And I have booked a bus from here to go there, which is at 8.30 pm.
And this bus will take me about 12 hours to reach the capital of Amazonas state. The Amazon rainforest is spread over 9 different countries and overseas territories. And Manaus is the largest city located in the entire Amazon rainforest. So guys, our taxi has arrived via Uber.
He is a very nice manager of my hostel. He is a very nice guy and very helpful. Thank you so much. Thank you. No, no. It's very safe.
Okay. You know, it's safe for us. Okay. So guys, we have reached the bus station of Bua Vista.
This bus station is an international bus station. The international border of Venezuela starts from here in 2 hours. Do you remember when I reached Bua Vista from Guyana, I saw a lot of homeless people in the city on the way. I thought they were all Brazilians. But after that, I found out that almost all of them are Venezuelans.
After the crisis in Venezuela started in 2010, all the refugees from Venezuela came to Brazil through Bua Vista. So all the refugees are still in Bua Vista. You will also see a few Brazilians homeless here. They live around the bus station and Bua Vista. Guyanese, Surinamese and Venezuelans do not need IDs, passports and visas to come to Bua Vista. That's why they can easily come here.
There are a lot of bus companies here. So I booked a bus ticket to Manaus a day ago. And to book a bus ticket to Manaus, they checked my passport, visa and everything. Then they gave me a bus ticket.
So now we have come to the platform of Bua Vista International Bus Station. There are a lot of people here. Okay, okay. So here, the luggage is being screened first.
So my bag has been screened. This is the bus station of Bua Vista. All the buses are standing there. It's a small city, so I reached the bus station from the hostel in a few minutes. So I got this bus ticket. I have all the details at the back.
So this is an 800 km bus. And this bus cost me 200 Riyals. At present, 1 Riyal is approximately between 15 and 16 Rupees. So I got this bus ticket for 800 km for between 3000 and 3200 Rupees. So here I am using the camera and talking to the camera.
People are looking at me in such a strange way, they are even laughing. They are wondering what I am doing here, who I am, in which alien language I am talking. People are not understanding anything. Hello.
I think the boarding chart of the bus has started. From here, for Brazil, I can only see all the buses of Manaus. I think only the buses of Manaus get stuck here.
Because it is not possible to go to different parts of Brazil by road from here. Either you have to take a very long unique route. There is a bus like this. The bus looks very luxurious, very good.
It looks like a double-decker bus. There is Wi-Fi and everything in the bus. How are you? Camera.
Camera. Good day. Good day. Good day.
Good day. Spanish, Portuguese, everything is working. What is your name? My name is Angelina Requena Hernandez. What? My name is Angelina Requena Hernandez. Such a big name. This is my name in Portuguese.
They are going inside the bus. It is a very nice, very magnificent bus. There are two seats here. There is an aisle in the middle. Then there are two seats here. There is a curtain in the middle of these two seats.
I have not seen anything like this in any bus so far. Put on the curtains and both of you get isolated. Awesome. They are giving this to everyone now. I don't know what it is.
They have given popcorn to eat. Even the name of the bus company is written on the name of the packet. So guys, we have reached the northernmost state of Brazil after 12 hours and covering 800 kilometers. We have reached the capital and largest city of Amazonas, Manaus. Manaus is the largest city in the world located in the Amazon forest. It is the 7th largest city in Brazil.
I am currently staying in a hostel in Manaus. The bus station of Manaus is around 7-8 kilometers from the city center of Manaus. I have called a taxi from the bus station of Manaus.
I am going directly to my hostel. I am going to my hostel. It costs me 15 Reais. Approximately Rs. 225. Let's see how the largest city of the Amazon rainforest is.
In the city of Amazonas, except for some areas and regions around here, it is not possible to come here by road from other parts of Brazil. People come here by flight. We are now 4,000 kilometers away from the largest city of Brazil, Sao Paulo.
Because Manaus is the largest city in the Amazon rainforest, it is also called the most cosmopolitan city in the Amazon rainforest. This is our Uber driver. Hello. Hello.
What is your name? Rafael. If this was a Spanish-speaking country, his name would be Rafael. Because Rafael is pronounced as R in Portuguese, his name is pronounced as Rafael here. I met a Venezuelan and he told me that his name is Rafael in Venezuela, but Rafael in Brazil.
The population of Manaus, the largest city in the Amazon, is more than 2 million. More than 200,000 people live in this city. So guys, I have reached my hostel.
The name of the hostel is Local Hostel Manaus. Local. Good morning. Welcome to Local Hostel. Thank you.
I am Bruna. I am Torvasho. Torvasho. Bruna. Yeah.
Torvasho. Yeah. Nice to meet you, Bruna.
Nice to meet you. So guys, I have just left my hostel to explore the largest city in the Amazon rainforest. My per night stay in the hostel is around 1200 Indian Rupees.
As soon as you walk a little further, this is one of the largest, one of the main squares of Manaus. The name of this square is Saint Sebastian Square. And there is a monument located in the center of this square. And the history of Manaus city is mentioned on it. It is a very historic monument.
Because a boat was made here. Because Manaus city is very close to the Amazon River. And the names of four different continents are written on the four faces of this monument. Asia, Europe, Africa and Americas. So this is the Saint Sebastian Square of Manaus. It is very empty during the day.
Very few people are sitting here. Because it is very hot. There is a lot of humidity. There is a lot of sunshine.
But if you come here in the evening or at night, especially on weekends, then the whole square is full. It becomes very happening. Manaus locals come here a lot. With friends. With family. They come in every way.
Sometimes there are stalls here. Sometimes there are games here. There are live performances. There are also small concerts here.
I was most surprised to come to this city, Manaus. When I saw and when I found out that in the middle of the Amazon jungle, in this city, a very big, very famous and very old theater is located. Its name is Teatro Amazonas or Amazon Theater. Which is more than 125 years old.
125 years ago, this theater was built in the middle of the Amazon forest. and today this theater is the most famous building in the city and through Vogue magazine, it was selected as one of the most beautiful opera houses in the world because this theater also has an opera house this Amazon theater is very beautiful during the day but at night it becomes even more beautiful it is extremely hot and extremely sunny very close to the city of Manaus, the world's largest river, the Amazon river also flows and almost 50% of the Amazon river population now lives in this city due to which this city of Manaus has become the primary cultural and economic hub of the entire Amazon forest this city seems so modern and so developed to me and many parts of the city are very neat and clean there are many hotels, shops, showrooms, you will find many big brands all over the city many high-rise buildings have also been built in this city amazing, the more I walk in the city, the more I am amazed that how big, how modern, how developed the city is what a road, it is a stone cobbled road it looks so beautiful so let's cross the road from here oh, it's better without the green light there are traffic lights all over the city and the traffic lights are being followed very well you will see many homeless people here some poor people they are mostly indigenous and natives they are financially weak the indigenous people are the original people but the immigrants who have come from all over the world the descendants of different regions they will look affluent, rich and the natives are in a bad state there are many restaurants and cafes here there are many shops here artificial jewellery, cosmetics there are many supermarkets here I have also heard that there are some malls here we will go to the mall after walking around before coming to Manaus, I thought that yes, it will be a normal city it won't be so modern it is very different from the world even from the main area of Brazil this city is 4000-5000 km away it won't be so modern, it won't be so developed there won't be so many things it will look like a backward city but this city looks ultra modern there are many showrooms in this city there are many showrooms and outlets all over the world Guarana is a native fruit of Brazil Guarana is very popular here it is usually eaten with acai we will talk about it later there are many fruits and vegetables in the whole Amazon there are flora, fauna, animals, birds, trees, plants which are not found anywhere else in the world it is only found in the Amazon region you won't find fresh Guarana anywhere else in the world let's try the local Guarana Bonjia, Guarana drink? ok size? yes 4, 5, 6, 8, 10 2, 3, I don't know money? size? 2, 3 number and reais? 2 reais do you want to try? I don't know how it will be let's try bom? do you want to try? which one should I take? 1 of 3 3 reais wait a minute do you have change? do you have change? do you have change? I don't understand I don't speak portuguese I know, wait do you have change? money is changed she is asking if the money is changed or not let's see this is a small shop QR based payment is being taken here in Brazil, QR based payment is called PIX P I X I don't have it, I will give cash cartu? cash? cash? Guarana drink camera zoomed by mistake looks yummy let's see Guarana, native fruit compared to coffee Guarana has twice caffeine people use Guarana as an energy drink Guarana as an energy drink Guarana as an ingredient Guarana as an ingredient it has a lot of caffeine looks tasty Guarana grows only in Amazon forest the shape and size of the fruit looks like a human eye looks like a human eye looks like a human eye looks like a human eye looks yummy hello hello hello she is a native here native and indigenous probably Portuguese hello how are you? good ok Guarana? ok she wants to drink Guarana let's give her Guarana? Guarana? yes which size do you want? any size looks tasty I used to like Acai but now I like Guarana Guarana is tasty ok he is doing like this ok how much? how much? 4 you won't get cheaper Guarana anywhere we bought Guarana 1 cup 2 cups 30 INR total 6 INR she is not taking money she is asking for 4 she is asking for 4 total 6 I will give money she has 20 INR change change she is asking for 4 total 6 she is asking for 4 total 6 ok sorry sorry I was giving her Guarana I was giving her Guarana I was giving her Guarana she was looking at me wait I had some Guarana left I gave her 20 INR she will take I thought she is giving me weird look ok 6 ok she gave me 6 what is your name? Marcela where are you from? where are you from? where are you from? India India it's too hot here it's too hot here it's too hot she wants to type something when I said India she is typing for a long time I think it is very hot here always wear long sleeved shirt a hat, sunglasses plenty of water it's too hot here she is warning me she is warning me although I am wearing hat I am fully covered I am not satisfied with Guarana ok one more one more abrigado abrigado ciao abrigado caffeine rich Guarana Guarana I bought it for myself no problem abrigado I have to buy one more one more I am drinking so much someone is asking for more in portuguese language we don't say abrigado we say brigado formally it's abrigado but informally it's brigado I am used to say brigado there are many shops like this on the street mostly for washing and mobile phone repair I am getting sunglasses it's too hot I can see fruit street market I can see fruits some fruits are Amazon exclusive it's too hot there are many shops where spices are sold whole spices in front of me they are making powder and selling it now we are in oldest and largest market it's called municipal market This is Adolfo Lisboa Market This is a building of colonial era This is a very important historical and architectural building of Manaus This is a fruit of Amazon What's your name? Tukuma This is a Tukuma fruit Amazon exclusive This is also a fruit of Amazon Its shell is very hard They are cutting it with this machine It is not possible to cut it with hands or teeth What's your name? Kastoyan This is Kastoyan This is from Paras This is a neighbouring region of Amazon This is a traditional market You will find all the traditional Amazon products in this market Some sections are open air market Some sections are indoor market This market was opened in 1883 Almost 150 years ago This is how the original indigenous people of Amazon look like You won't find the original indigenous people in the city You will find them in the forest Someone told me that there is an indigenous traditional medicine market in this market This is the indigenous traditional medicine market Now we are in the traditional indigenous market It smells so good There are so many medicines of Amazon Many medicinal plants are available here It smells so good There are many medicinal plants from Amazon These are good for health Many medicines are available here There is no place to walk This is a shop It's a mixed type of shop There are many handicrafts and fridge magnets I am buying a small fridge magnet from Manos I liked it This is the fridge magnet This is a fish It's 10 Riyal Thank you What's your name? Luana Where are you from? Manos? Manawara Where are you from? Daindia Daindia Daindia It's very far It's very far It's very far It's very far It's very far It's very far It's very far It's very far Thank you If you see in the market The majority of shopkeepers are women There are very few men We are at Amazon There are many products Shop Market Amazon Amazon Amazon You can see two flags Brazil Amazon Brazil Brazil One more thing You may know All of Latin America All of Latin America India was discovered by Europeans India was discovered by Europeans They were looking for India For spice trading They were looking for the shortest way to reach India They accidentally discovered America When they reached here They saw the natives They named them Amerindians Amerindians The natives of Brazil The natives of Brazil The natives of Brazil Indians We are going to see We are going to see Sun is shining Sun is shining Yellow and red Amazon river Amazon river Amazon river Amazon river native are called Manaws native are called native are called Native are called native are called native are called native are called native are called native are called native are called native are called native are called native are called native are called native are called native are called native are called native are called native are called native are called native are called native are called native are called native are called native are called native are called native are called native are called native are called native are called native are called native are called native are called native are called native are called native are called native are called native are called native are called native are called native are called native are called native are called native are called native are called native are called native are called native are called native are called native are called native are called native are called native are called native are called native are called native are called native are called native are called native are called native are called native are called native are called native are called native are called native are called native are called native are called native are called native are called native are called native are called native are called native are called native are called native are called native are called native are called native are called native are called native are called native are called native are called How is the mall in Amazon? People are praising me India is a big country Very people Many people Billion people In India and China India and China Almost same In size Brazil big Brazil bigger than India Population India is biggest in the world I like travel and drinks India Mahatma Gandhi Mahatma Gandhi He is a big man Big ideas Thank you Ciao Bye So guys We have reached Shopping mall in Amazon Shopping mall in Amazon Shopping mall in Amazon Shopping mall in Amazon Let's see Let's see People are praising People are praising I didn't expected I didn't expected We have cinema Food court Food court Mall in Amazon Mall in Amazon I can see showroom of all types I can see showroom of all types of national and international brands of clothes, electronics, apparel There are a lot of accessories, textiles, jewellery, fashion, make-up, phone casseries, mobile phones, and other types of showrooms It's a very big mall There are a lot of restaurants, cafes, bars So we have come here to eat something Let's see the mall first I am very surprised to come to this mall This mall is also very big in length We are on the second floor We are walking upstairs There are a lot of shops and showrooms up here This is a place for kids to play A lot of Brazilians are playing games here They are playing different types of games in this mall In this Amazon shopping mall, there is a very big supermarket And you are getting all types of characters If we talk about the economy of Manaus There is a lot of electronics and chemical manufacturing in the city There are a lot of world's top companies in Manaus Like LG, Sony, Samsung, Honda, Yamaha There are a lot of manufacturing plants here In the neighboring countries, these companies export their products There are a lot of restaurants here I can see a lot of restaurants here There is a shop in this food court I have ordered something to eat from here The food has been ordered, I will show you They have given me this device They have told me to sit anywhere in the food court When your order is ready This device will start buzzing or vibrating Or it will give out LEDs This is the food court There is a very big seating area here Let's sit here You can see a lot of people eating here I met someone in Manaus I started talking to him He was showing me some photos on his phone Suddenly I saw a Mahindra Scorpio I was very surprised I asked him if Mahindra Scorpio is in Manaus He said yes A few years ago, Mahindra Scorpio was assembled in Manaus He showed me another photo Mahindra Scorpio traveled all over South America Almost all the countries in South America With Mahindra Scorpio He said that Brazilians prefer American or Japanese cars Although Mahindra's car was very good Mahindra Scorpio was also very good But people here did not prefer it as an Indian brand I am sitting in the common area of this food court Suddenly this device started vibrating And all the lights started working I have it with me It's vibrating That means my order is ready I am going to take my order This is a very good technique I will give this to him My order is ready Thank you so much Thank you so much My food is here There is a lot of food There is rice Salads Green veggies Broccoli This is called Westerian chicken He told me something like this I put hummus in it It is made of chickpeas There is a lot of cheese in it And a lot of quantity It is 400 grams There is avocado paste It is also called Guacamole Both are my favorite This is made of Chinese cabbage And this is made of avocado Both are pastes I have to eat this much It is 40 Indian Rupees It is around 600 Indian Rupees Let's eat It looks yummy While I was walking in Manaus I saw a lot of people I saw a lot of people I saw a church A catholic church There are a lot of people Outside the church There is a lot of sound There is a lot of music There is a lot of noise Maybe the sound is not clear But there are so many people It is a big event It is a festival There are a lot of people here There are people with family With friends People of all ages Young age People of all ages Adults There are people standing There are people sitting Inside the church There is a big gathering Prayer is going on In the state of Amazonas More than 90% people follow Christianity The remaining 10% Are either non-religious Or other religion You can see outside the church A lot of people have lined up Look at this Here is the father He is praying He is giving blessings You can see This line is very long To take blessings from the father The line is all the way to the road I have come inside It is a very unique experience I have not seen Such an experience in Brazil There are vendors here They are selling food It is a great atmosphere You can see There is a cross here There is a candle A lot of people are lighting candles A lot of candles have already been lit This area is covered with glass It is a very hot environment There are a lot of candles A lot of people are praying Before lighting a candle After lighting a candle You can see Look at the moss There is a lot of moss There is a road next to the road The road is closed for vehicles Is there an event here? Is donation being taken? A lot of people Standing on the road There is a lot of crowd All the way I have not seen so much crowd in Brazil All over Brazil I have not seen anywhere in Latin America Who will believe Now we are Standing in the middle of the Amazon rainforest When you go out of the city You will see Amazon Rainforest All around The whole city is surrounded by Amazon Rainforest Candles are being sold here People are buying candles To light inside As night falls The crowd is increasing Half the road was full The whole road is almost full There are a lot of people From start to finish It will be 1 km long It is full of people We are outside the church The music is loud People are standing on the road The road is full Ambulance is here Fire brigade vehicles are here In case of emergency It was a great experience It was fun Coming to this event It was a unique experience 1 hour ago At sunset I came from this road There was no one on the road Just normal vehicles The road was closed The main road is here I think it is a 3 or 4 lane road Government vehicles are here Public vehicles are closed Thank you for watching
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