Manaus was built on rubber, and nothing better explains the role that it played in the city’s history than the Rubber Plantation Museum at Seringal Vila Paraíso. This re-creation of a rubber estate, originally the set for a popular 2002 Brazilian movie called A Selva, explores the work and lives of owners and rubber tappers. It lies just off the Igarapé Tarumã-Mirim river tributary and is reached via a 30-minute boat ride from the city.
