Adolpho Lisboa Market
Mercado Municipal Adolpho Lisboa
An Art Nouveau iron market completed in 1883, modelled on Paris’s Les Halles. It sells Amazonian fish, guaraná and medicinal herbs.
The Adolpho Lisboa Market was built between 1880 and 1883. Its steel frame was shipped from Britain and France, and its coloured glass and iron latticework follow the design of Paris’s Les Halles. It was restored in 2013 and is a national heritage site in Brazil. The market sits right beside the Negro River port and is divided into several halls. The fish hall displays pirarucu (one of the largest freshwater fish in the world), tambaqui and piranhas. The produce hall sells Amazonian specialities such as guaraná, açaí, cupuaçu and tucumã. The craft hall sells Indigenous weaving, seed jewellery and wood carvings, and herb vendors sell all kinds of “rainforest remedies.” For a local breakfast, try the “X-Caboquinho” (a tucumã and cheese sandwich) and tacacá soup, at the market or at nearby snack bars. Entry is free, and one hour is enough to see it. Next to the riverbank is the Floating Port (Porto Flutuante), the departure point for riverboats, where you can see Amazon passenger boats strung with hammocks. Keep an eye on your belongings. The area is quiet after dusk, so don’t linger there.
Opening hours
Mon–Sat about 06:00–18:00; Sun 06:00–12:00
Nearby sights
- Manaus Customs House
- Palacete Provincial
- Manaus Cathedral
- Floating Port of Manaus
- Manaus City Museum (Paço da Liberdade)
- Rio Negro Palace Cultural Centre
- Amazon Theatre
- Palace of Justice, Manaus