Transcript Brazil

Brazil
Maria Komarova
The Federative Republic of Brazil
• The fifth largest country by geographical area,
occupying nearly half of South America;
• Brazil has a coastline of over 7,491 kilometers;
• Official language is Portuguese;
• Capital of Brazil is Brasília.
Brazilian
topography is
also diverse,
including hills,
mountains,
plains, highlands,
and scrublands.
Pico da Fernando
Climate
Brazil hosts five major
climatic subtypes:
equatorial, tropical,
semiarid, highland tropical,
and temperate; ranging
from equatorial rainforests
in the north and semiarid
deserts in the northeast, to
temperate coniferous
forests in the south and
tropical savannas in central
Brazil
Cyclone Catharina,
the first tropical
cyclone in the South
Atlantic Ocean,
formed in 2004
Different ecosystems
• The Amazon rainforest;
• The Atlantic forest;
• The Cerrado.
Species
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Pumas,
Jaguars,
Ocelots,
Rare bush dogs and foxes.
Peccaries,
Tapirs,
Anteaters,
Sloths,
Opossums,
Armadillos,
Deer are plentiful in the south,
Monkeys of many species abound in the northern rain forests
Panther Amazonas
Armadillo
Ant-eater
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