Tourism Office
Tabatinga has no tourism office. An important institution in town you’ll need to visit is the Policia Federal to have your passport stamped upon arriving from (or leaving for) Manaus (daily 8 a.m.-noon, 2-6 p.m. Avenida Amizade 650). If you need a visa for Colombia, there is a consulate in Tabatinga (Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Rua General Sanpaio 623).
Money
Banco do Brasil has an Atm that accepts Visa, MasterCard and Cirrus (Avenida amizade and Rua Marechal Mallet). To change cash dollars, Euros or reais, go to CNM Câmbio e Turismo (Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-noon, 2-4 p.m. Avenida Amizade 2017, in the yellow ochre shopping center, Tel.: 97-3412-2600, Fax: 97-3412-3055, E-mail: cbnmtur@ahoo.com.br).
Keeping in Touch
You can find a few internet cafés on Avenida Amizade. The Correios (post office) is on this same boulevard, between Rua Santos Dumont and Rua Coronel Berg (Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-4 p.m.)