Travel by barge to Manaus

Leave from Tabatinga in Brazil which is nearby Leticia.

Hello,
I will be traveling by plane to Leticia and then from Tabatinga via Manaus to Fortaleza and have several questions:
1. The plane arrives in Leticia on the at 2:00 pm and the plane for Manaus (and then Fortaleza) will leave ay 5:05 PM. Do you think that I can make it the same day to get the exit stamp at Leticia airport and to get the entry stamp from the Police Federal in Tabatinga? I heard that they close between 12:00 to 2:00 pm for lunch. Normally for national flights one has to be an hour before at the airport. So that means I should be at the airport in Tabatings at 4:00 on at the latest. Who has made this trip and can tell me how much time was necessary?
Because I am worried to book the ongoing flight and then to miss it. The cheap flights can never be changed and booking a flight at the airport is more expansive.
2. I could also arrive in Leticia without having booked the flight from Tabatinga, but then I would need to stay one day longer in Leticia/Tabatinga, what I want to avoid. The booking portals don´t allow to book for the same day.

3. Another option would be to book directly on the website of Azul. A tried that once and it did not work and took me ages without getting anything done. But maybe this has changed. Does anybody have experience with booking at the Azul website with a foreign credit card a flight for the same day? Looking forward to hearing from you. Thanks.

Hey there, I think that's enough time.
I hopped a moto-scooter in Leticia, I was first stamped out of Colombia at the airport, that was 3 minutes.
The fellow with the motor took me to the federales building in Tapatinga for my Brazil stamp. I had my visa in order, so hopefully yours is too. The tapatinga stamp took some time cuz I had to wait in line. Maybe 15 minutes waiting and then the stamp. The airport is 5 minutes from that building you get the stamp.
Tapatinga airport is tiny and there was no waiting in lines there. Customs and I was in.
Just find a good fella outside the airport to take you on his scooter...easy peasy. Let me know if you have any other questions. Good luck.

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