Timeline of Manaus

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Manaus, in Amazonas state, Brazil.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

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Prior to 20th century

• 1669 - Fort of São José da Barra do Rio Negro built.
• 1833 - Town council [pt] convenes in the former Fábrica Imperial.^[1]
• 1848 - Manaus elevated to the category of city.^[2]
• 1850 - Town becomes capital of Amazonas province.^[3]
• 1856 - Town renamed "Manaus."^[3]
• 1871 - Associação Comercial do Amazonas established.
• 1872 - Population: 29,334.^[4]
• 1878 - Metropolitan Cathedral of Manaus is inaugurated.
• 1883 - Mercado Adolpho Lisboa built.
• 1892 - Catholic Diocese of Amazonas established.
• 1896
  • Amazon Theatre opens.^[5]
  • Electric lighting introduced.^[6]
• 1900 - Population: 73,647.

20th century

• 1904 - Jornal do Commercio [pt] newspaper begins publication.
• 1910 - Free University School of Manaus established.^[7]
• 1913 - Nacional Futebol Clube formed.
• 1917 - Geographic and Historic Institute of Amazonas founded.^[8][9]
• 1920 - Population: 179,263.
• 1930 - Nacional Fast Clube (football team) formed.
• 1939 - América Futebol Clube formed.
• 1949 - A Crítica [pt] newspaper begins publication.^[10]
• 1961 - Estádio Ismael Benigno (stadium) opens.
• 1967 - Free Economic Zone of Manaus established.^[11]
• 1970
  • Manaus Air Force Base begins operating.
  • Vivaldão stadium opens.
  • Population: 284,118.^[12]
• 1974 - Nossa Senhora das Graças (Manaus) [pt] neighborhood established.
• 1976 - Eduardo Gomes International Airport opens.
• 1980 - Population: 922,477.
• 1989
  • Park of Mindu established.^[13]
  • Arthur Virgílio Neto becomes mayor.
• 1991 - Population: 1,010,544.^[4]
• 1996 - Festival Amazonas de Ópera begins.
• 1997
  • Amazonas Philharmonic founded.
  • Alfredo Nascimento becomes mayor.
• 2000 - Population: 1,347,590.

21st century

• 2005 - Park of Bilhares established.^{[citation needed]}
• 2010 - Population: 1,802,014.^[14]
• 2011 - Rio Negro Bridge opens.
• 2012 - 7 October: Manaus 2012 municipal election [pt] held.
• 2013 - 2013 protests in Brazil.
• 2014 - Arena da Amazônia opens.
• 2016 - 2 October: Manaus 2016 municipal election [pt] held.
• 2017 - Prison riot at Anisio Jobim Penitentiary Complex .

See also

• Manaus history
• History of Manaus
• List of mayors of Manaus
• Amazonas history (state)
• History of Amazonas (Brazilian state) [pt]