Shalom, come and learn about the history of the Jews of the Amazon, descendants of Moroccan and indigenous Jews who live in the
cities and towns in the Amazon Basin of Brazil and Peru, including Belém, Santarém, Alenquer, Óbidose
Manaus, Brazil; and Iquitos, in Peru. They married indigenous women and
.families, most descended from these 19th century Moroccans
Other Moroccan Jews lived in isolated riverside settlements in Brazil. Rabbi Shalom Imanu ElMuyal, a rabbi, was considered a holy man, healer and popular saint (for syncretic Christians
and members of minority faiths that emerged in Brazil), and admired even by Gentiles or non-Jews in
Brazil. He is known as “Santo Moisézinho”
Itinerary; Visit to the Beit Yacoov Synagogue
Visit to Beit Chabat
Visit to the Jewish Cemetery
Visit to the Teatro Amazonas to finish