Approximately 24% of the Brazilian territory / World's richest Savannah in biodiversity.

Vegetation without leaves that sprout again and become green in short rainy periods (deciduous)

Largest tropical forest in the world / 1.5 million catalogued species, 3 thousand species of fish, 950 types of birds, as well as insects, reptiles and mammals.

2% of the national territory / 6th of the largest wetland in the world.

A large community of vegetation and wildlife adapted to a specific climate.

Periodic droughts and intermittent regimes to the rivers

About 49% of the Brazilian territory / Tropical rainforest / Equatorial climate / Depressions and plateaus

the most preserved biome / Cattle raising and tourism are important economic activities

Most threatened brazilian biome - only about 27% of its original forest cover remaining

Occupies approximately 13% of the Brazilian territory / Located in the coastal region: most populated region

20% of the world's water availability and mineral reserves / 1/3 of the world's reserves of rainforest fauna species

Until the 1950s, remained almost unchanged / From the 1960s on, the natural vegetation cover gave way to cattle raising and intensive agriculture