Brazil has the greatest biodiversity on the planet, with the largest reserves of freshwater and a third of the world’s remaining tropical forests. Its territory is made up of seven biomes: the Amazon, the Cerrado, the Caatinga, the Atlantic Rainforest, the Pantanal, the Coast and the Pampa.
Brazil’s fauna includes about 524 species of mammals, 517 species of amphibians, 1,677 species of birds and 468 species of reptiles, with a large number of endemic species. The Amazon, the world’s largest tropical rainforest, is home to a third of all living species on Earth, with an estimated 5 million plant species.
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Brazil is a veritable treasure trove of biodiversity, and preserving its biomes is fundamental to the global ecological balance.
Marechal Newton Cavalcanti Educational Centre: An environmental treasure in Aldeia Many people don’t know it, but at the end of the Estrada de Aldeia (between km 20 and 30 of the PE-27) is nothing less than the largest continuous strip of Atlantic Forest above the São Francisco River, within the […]
Boqueirão da Onça: A refuge for animals in the northeastern interior Boqueirão da Onça is a place of unique importance in the Brazilian environmental scene, especially in the context of the Caatinga, a biome that is the only one exclusively Brazilian. This article examines the characteristics of this biome, the […]
Candombá or Vellozia sincorana is a typical and endemic flower of the Rupestrian Fields of the Chapada Diamantina National Park. Candombá, which hadn’t flowered for 17 years, has reappeared in a recently burnt area, transforming the landscape. This species has several characteristics that make it unique and endemic: Endemicity: The […]
Five of the world’s seven species of sea turtle are found in Brazil. However, all are considered vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), and two of the Brazilian turtles are threatened with extinction. According to the Tamar Project, sea turtles have existed for more than 150 […]
Spinner dolphins in Fernando de Noronha: a natural spectacle In the bay of Baía dos Golfinhos, in Fernando de Noronha, there is a high concentration of spinner dolphins (Stenella longirostris), an oceanic and tropical species known for its acrobatic behaviour, jumping out of the water with up to seven turns […]
The environmental wealth of Maranhão Maranhão is the synthesis state of Brazil. It combines the characteristics of the North, the Northeast and the Middle-West. Different nuances of climate, vegetation, hydrography, coastline, relief, history and culture blend together in a tropical tableau of colours, tastes, sounds, textures, smells and breathtaking landscapes […]
How to grow and care for orchids Growing and caring for orchids is not complicated, but it is impossible to lay down a single, uniform rule for more than 750 genera of orchids. These attractive and exotic plants have become famous and are considered indicators of sophistication and exclusivity. Orchids […]
Tropical flowers of exuberant beauty will adorn many celebrations this New Year. The cultivation of these flowers plays a key role in the conservation of species. Much of the beauty of the Christmas celebrations in Southeast Brazil depends on the tropical flowers grown on a large scale in the Northeast. […]
Paulo Vilar lives in Aldeia, in the Metropolitan Region of Recife, is a producer of orchids. Paulo Vilar grows more than 300,000 orchids – a hobby that has become a job and is greatly rewarded when a new flower opens. There are many shapes, colors, many sizes. There are 35,000 […]
The Chapada Diamantina is an open-air orchidarium, and on all the trails you can find marvellous orchids along the way. The one pictured here is an Ellongata orchid, the orchid that symbolises the Chapada Diamantina National Park. The Pai Inácio nursery is located near Morro do Pai Inácio, 200 metres […]
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