Manaus is 1,700 kilometers from Sao Paulo and surrounded by 2.1 million square kilometers of rain forest. It’s also a head-scratching choice for a World Cup host city.
Business Insider: Photos of the controversial World Cup host city that’s in the middle of the jungle
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