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Brazil Brazil Facts • Brazil is the fifth largest country in the world and the largest country in South America • Brazil is home to at least 103,870 animal species and between 43,000 and 49,000 plant species • Each year about 700 new animal species are discovered in Brazil! Brazil • Amazon • Atlantic forest • Caatinga • Cerrado • Pantanal Amazon • The Amazon rainforest is the largest rainforest in the world. • The Amazon is home to one in ten of all animal and plant species. • Lots of the Amazon has been cut down - an area the size of three football pitches is disappearing every minute. Animals found in the Amazon Jaguar Boto Animals found in the Amazon Dyeing poison frog Green anaconda Atlantic forest • Atlantic forest is found in Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina • Home to lots of plants and animals • Lots of the Atlantic forest has been cut down Atlantic forest Maned three-toed sloth Atlantic royal flycatcher Caatinga • The Caatinga is a dry forest area in Brazil. • The Caatinga is home to lots of bird species . • Many of the plants in the Caatinga are not found anywhere else in the world. Animals found in the Caatinga Lear's macaw Brazilian three-banded armadillo Cerrado • The Cerrado is the largest woodlandsavannah in South America. • 5% of all known species in the world and three in ten Brazilian species are found here. • It is one of the most threatened areas in Brazil. Cerrado Maned wolf Giant anteater Pantanal • The Pantanal is the world’s largest wetland. • The Pantanal is home to lots of animals and plants. • In the rainy season over 80% of the Pantanal is flooded. Pantanal Capybara Hyacinth macaw Activities We are going to do two activities: 1. Picture matching – you need to match the name of the habitat to its picture. 2. Mask making – you are going to make a mask of an animal from Brazil. Activity 1 - Answers Cerrado Pantanal Atlantic Forest Amazon Caatinga Activity 2 – make a mask! Pick one of the Brazilian animals from below and make a mask! Jaguar Capybara Green anaconda Maned wolf Brazilian threebanded armadillo Dyeing poison frog