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The Atomium, Brussels
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The Teatro Amazonas, Manaus
ManausThe Teatro Amazonas

Photos: Brussels by Ettanghe, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Manaus by Jardelsliumba, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Brussels or Manaus?

Our verdict in twelve categories, each scored against the same fixed benchmark cities, and the climate month by month, so you can choose for your trip.

Choose Brussels for

  • day trips
  • getting around
  • culture and sights

What lies behind each score is written up on Brussels’s own page.

Choose Manaus for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • prices
  • beaches

What lies behind each score is written up on Manaus’s own page.

Scoreboard

Twelve categories on one fixed scale from 0 to 100. The shaded stretch is the gap between the two.

Beaches & swimming. Brussels 18, Manaus 38: Manaus leads by 20 points.
Food & drink. Brussels 72, Manaus 56: Brussels leads by 16 points.
Culture & sights. Brussels 74, Manaus 46: Brussels leads by 28 points.
Nightlife. Brussels 60, Manaus 42: Brussels leads by 18 points.
Nature & outdoors. Brussels 45, Manaus 86: Manaus leads by 41 points.
Day trips. Brussels 89, Manaus 12: Brussels leads by 77 points.
Good for families. Brussels 60, Manaus 35: Brussels leads by 25 points.
Getting around. Brussels 72, Manaus 27: Brussels leads by 45 points.
Shopping & style. Brussels 62, Manaus 36: Brussels leads by 26 points.
Affordability. Brussels 40, Manaus 63: Manaus leads by 23 points.
Live music & performing arts. Brussels 68, Manaus 54: Brussels leads by 14 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Brussels 33, Manaus 20: Brussels leads by 13 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Brussels and Manaus.

Your match

Pick a travel style or drag the sliders, and both match scores follow your weighting.

Brussels
Best match
58match

Wins on day trips and getting around with your weighting.

Manaus
43match

Wins on nature and the outdoors and prices with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

Pick your month. The climate figures are measured averages, not a forecast.

Brussels in July

23 °Cdaytime high
14 °Cnight-time low
80 mmrain in the month
7 hsunshine a day
16 hdaylight a day

Manaus in July

33 °Cdaytime high
24 °Cnight-time low
74 mmrain in the month
7 hsunshine a day
12 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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BrusselsManaus

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Brussels: 1991-2020 normals, Uccle (5.2 km from centre). Manaus: 1991-2020 normals, Manaus (1.7 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureBrusselsManaus
Official languageFrench, German, DutchPortuguese
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Brazilian Real (BRL)
SocketsCE230 V, 50 HzCN60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC-4
Emergency number112Police 190, ambulance 192, fire 193
Elevation70 m92 m
Main airportBrussels Airport (BRU)11 km from centre191 non-stop destinationsEduardo Gomes International Airport (MAO)9 km from centre21 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year14 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasureBrusselsManaus
City population195,5462,303,732
People per km²5,908202
Museums within 10 km10613
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km101

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Sources

Structured data from Wikidata (CC0). Weather data by Meteostat. Meteorological data provided by NOAA, DWD and others. Rainfall where no rain gauge is within 25 km is from the TerraClimate 1991-2020 climatology (Abatzoglou et al. 2018, Scientific Data), read at the city. Airport data from OurAirports (public domain). Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). Non-stop route lists from the "Airlines and destinations" tables on English Wikipedia airport articles, by Wikipedia contributors, reused under CC BY-SA 4.0. Currency from the ISO 4217 register maintained by SIX, cross-checked against country data from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Price level from World Bank open data (PPP conversion factor for private consumption and official exchange rate), CC BY 4.0. Time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0); clock offsets computed from the IANA time zone database. Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. Daylight hours computed from each destination's latitude using the NOAA solar position algorithm.

Category scores are our editorial verdict under rubric v3, each placed against the same fixed benchmark cities; the climate figures are measured. How the scores are set. Snapshot generated 2026-11-01. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.