The Redemptorists in the Vice-Province of Manaus, in Brazil, minister to some of the world’s poorest peoples deep in the Amazon valley from their mission bases in Manaus (ma-NOUS), the capital of Amazonas and home of the archdiocese; the prelacy of Coari (co-Our-ree); and Manacapuru (mana-CA-puru), all in the state of Amazonas.

The Redemptorists began their mission work in Manaus in 1943; the Vice-Province of Manaus was established four years later, in 1947. Today, there are roughly 30 Redemptorist missionaries serving the needs of the poor and most abandoned along the Amazon River valley. Their ministry covers 16 different parishes, with a total population of roughly 700,000 people.

They travel frequently by boat up and down the Amazon River to make contact with as many people as possible to preach the Good News. But for those settlements they can’t reach by river boat – either because the distances are too great or the people are too widely dispersed-- the Redemptorists rely on the power of Radio Coari to evangelize to the poorest of the poor in the remotest areas of this vast rain forest.